tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996857458243487852018-03-18T04:21:07.922-07:00The Personal Resilience and Warriorship Blog!Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-81532342937297991892011-11-02T05:55:00.000-07:002011-11-02T05:55:12.041-07:00Reframe Your SELF<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For over two millennia at least, authentic ancient traditions have been telling us that as individuals we're frequently making a very subtle yet devastating mistake in our lives...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We're incorrectly identifying our SELF!&nbsp; Yes, it sounds counter-intuitive, but in fact it's not.&nbsp; In the modern Western world, especially, we're taught from infancy to identify our SELF with our brain, our thoughts and our emotions.&nbsp; That's right, Descartes has won - we're all taught to believe his maxim, "I think, therefore I am".&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In fact, though, your true "self", your deepest "essence" is <b><i>none</i></b> of these things.&nbsp; It's not your brain, nor is it the mindstream of endless thought running through your head, nor is it the emotions attached to those thoughts or welling up from deep within.&nbsp; You HAVE a brain, thoughts and emotions, but you are not any one of them, nor any combination of them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you believe your brain, thoughts and emotions constitute your personal identity, then you automatically reduce your body to the role of a simple transportation system, a "biological golf cart" if you will.&nbsp; And this unleashes a host of obstacles in your life <i>and will suck your RESILIENCE dry:</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You will live in your head</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Therefore you will reduce the role of the body to that of a transportation system</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This will induce a pattern of chest breathing, which in turn will push energy higher into your torso and head, leaving you increasingly vulnerable to negative emotional states</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This disrupts the entire human energy system and leads to emotional imbalance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Chest breathing also has physical consequences, in that it fails to detoxify the major organs as abdominal breathing does&nbsp; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It also leads to emotional incompetence - the tendency to either repress emotion or act it out.&nbsp; Both tendencies leave you as the slave of your emotional world.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Until you "get back in your body", you'll never master your emotions&nbsp; </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The only way out of this sad state of affairs is to engage in a meditative process.&nbsp; This allows you to observe the mindstream and realize <i>by your own experience</i> that neither your thoughts nor your emotions are the REAL you.&nbsp; It also puts your consciousness back inside your body where it belongs instead of letting it wander aimlessly in the world of the senses looking for something to ease the pain.&nbsp; And there is nothing more painful than repressing emotion.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eTwZYT0N0wk/TrE9gN7rD2I/AAAAAAAAAD0/WcjSzNDkPx0/s1600/Meditation1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eTwZYT0N0wk/TrE9gN7rD2I/AAAAAAAAAD0/WcjSzNDkPx0/s320/Meditation1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you're making this fundamental "anthropological" mistake of identifying your Self with your brain, what you're really doing is reducing who you are to a bunch of acquired, observable characteristics, to the conditioning you've inherited from your society.&nbsp; You are SO much more than that.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now here I could get all poetic on you and tell you you're in the image and likeness of God, you're the Buddha nature or you're a being of light.&nbsp; All of these are true, in that your real capacities exceed anything you've likely experienced.&nbsp; But in the end, <i>you have to discover all this for yourself or it has no value, it's just more useless information.</i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So the first step to recovering your personal resilience is to take your consciousness within, where you'll discover the real YOU over time and free yourself from bondage to your mindstream and emotions.&nbsp; You'll stop living in a past you can't change or a future that's not here yet and discover the joy of being "present" to the "now".</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And once you've done that, you're ready for the next step in your healing...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~Dr. Symeon Rodger</span></b></i></div><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-56969406498752376732011-10-27T06:24:00.000-07:002011-10-27T06:24:27.246-07:00Phenomenal Insight into the Mind-Body Connection... from an MD!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just got back from a whirlwind four days in Toronto at the 13th annual <i style="color: blue;"><b>Energy Psychology Conference</b></i>, an event that brings together some incredibly gifted healers from across North America and around the world.</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aside from putting on a workshop on <i style="color: blue;"><b>Advanced Bodywork</b></i> at the conference, I was also privileged to share the stage as one of the three keynote speakers, along with <i style="color: blue;"><b>Dr. Gabor Mat</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>é</b></i> and <i style="color: blue;"><b>Lynn McTaggart</b></i>.&nbsp; While circumstances prevented me from attending Lynn's talk, I did get to Gabor's and it was SUPER.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(My own keynote was called <i>Hacking Perfection: 7 Secrets for Making Yourself and Your Clients Healthier, Happier and Hardier Than You Ever Thought Possible</i>.&nbsp; I'll be sharing its contents with you later.&nbsp; The good news is that it was a big hit.&nbsp; Now, though, I'd like to focus on Dr. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">é's keynote...)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you're unfamiliar with the work of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dr. Gabor Mat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">é, you might want to take a look at it - he has some valuable insights for you in the realm of human resilience...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can watch an interview with him here:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ycpETpqxYq0" width="480"></iframe><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I read one of his books a few years ago, called <i style="color: blue;"><b>When the Body Says No!</b></i>.&nbsp; It's a great book demonstrating not simply the undeniable link between mind and body, but specifically how repressed emotion manifests as malignancy.&nbsp; Not great news for a culture that chronically suppresses emotion ;-)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YiwoZiB_1DA/TqlU-5T649I/AAAAAAAAADs/kmLSYo17ytc/s1600/Mate2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YiwoZiB_1DA/TqlU-5T649I/AAAAAAAAADs/kmLSYo17ytc/s1600/Mate2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qoRKwB9ORvo/TqlU0eKIg9I/AAAAAAAAADk/HFNRmoYR0z8/s1600/Mate1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(Note: this is the cover for the US edition.&nbsp; The Canadian cover differs.)</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dr. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">é made three main points about contemporary Western medicine:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. It separates the mind from the body </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. It separates the person from his/her environment, including relationships</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. It doesn't recognize the body's innate healing capacity</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">He went on to say that because we evaluate people by their behavior, appearance and circumstances, we tend to identify our SELF as the combination of these things or, to put it another way, we tend to identify our SELF with our personality.&nbsp; However, the personality is an "imposter", in his words, and the real task of any true healer is simply to help people to see themselves clearly and accurately.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">With many years of experience in the medical field, Dr. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">é asserts that cancers and many other serious illnesses, as well as addictions, are usually attempts to avoid feeling the uncomfortable.&nbsp; This existential stance of refusing to face uncomfortable emotional energies puts your whole being in a defensive mode; however, the cells of the body cannot be in growth mode and defensive mode at the same time.&nbsp; The former promotes life, the latter death.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since our personality is so busy trying to avoid reality, it ends up refusing to see the truth and plunging the whole organism into dysfunction and illness.&nbsp; The real task of the healer is to hold a space of compassion that will allow the client to face his/her inner world so as to transform it.&nbsp; All of this, he said, is not particularly easy in a society that blocks healthy aggression and persistently sends us the message that maintaining our relationships requires us to betray our own authenticity.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The title of his address, <i><b>The Archeology of Silence</b></i>, underlines how essential it is for the healer to pay attention to and perceive the client's non-verbal communications because they contain vital clues about what's really going on.&nbsp; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While I don't claim this summary does justice to his presentation, I do believe that all of us can benefit enormously from Dr. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">é's work.&nbsp; So put this guy on your reading list ;-)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp;</b></i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-86798584892972780882011-10-07T07:49:00.000-07:002011-10-07T07:49:57.862-07:00Join Me at This Year's Energy Psychology Conference!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iWx2Z-S8nog/To8MlPhlExI/AAAAAAAAADY/C-IY9gZzqlM/s1600/EPC_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="67" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iWx2Z-S8nog/To8MlPhlExI/AAAAAAAAADY/C-IY9gZzqlM/s320/EPC_2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just two short weeks from today the 13th annual <b><span style="color: blue;">Energy Psychology Conference</span></b> begins in Toronto, Canada!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Along with numerous other top experts I'll be there, presenting a two-hour workshop on Friday October 21 called <i><b>Advanced Bodywork for</b></i> <i><b>Emotional Balance and Mind-Body Reintegration.</b></i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This workshop contains lots of material I've never presented before - it's the shape of things to come in mind-body integration, a real "how-to" guide to becoming authentically human, mastering your emotions and improving your health.&nbsp; You don't have to continue living in the "mind-body divorce" of Western culture that's messing you up on every plane of your existence.&nbsp; There IS a better way!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can get all the info on the conference and register here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.epccanada.ca/">http://www.epccanada.ca/</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: purple;"><br /></div><div style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Why Come to the Energy Psychology Conference?</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First, you get to meet many of the top healers in the world today and learn cutting edge methods you can use in your own life, in the lives of your loved ones and, if you're a practitioner, with your clients.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are amazing keynote addresses, great workshops, plenty of time to make new friends and a well-stocked bookstore - it's paradise ;-)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Among this year's presenters is Lynn McTaggart, the famous author of the now classic bestseller, <i><b>The Field: the Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe.</b></i>&nbsp; Lynn is one of the world's top authorities on energy healing and cutting edge biology.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GBuNYgSKhek/To8PJUOAr3I/AAAAAAAAADc/MOWQTlaZXkA/s1600/LynneMcTaggart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GBuNYgSKhek/To8PJUOAr3I/AAAAAAAAADc/MOWQTlaZXkA/s320/LynneMcTaggart.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TLQ7yVzSAlQ/To8PTrhBsEI/AAAAAAAAADg/6wejZzjKhq4/s1600/TheFieldcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TLQ7yVzSAlQ/To8PTrhBsEI/AAAAAAAAADg/6wejZzjKhq4/s320/TheFieldcover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lynn McTaggart</b></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So have a look at the EPC site using <a href="http://www.epccanada.ca/">this link</a>.&nbsp; If you can possibly come to this amazing conference I would encourage you to do so because it's an incomparable learning opportunity!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hope to see you there!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: blue;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </span></b></i></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-11235233301988143402011-10-04T09:41:00.000-07:002011-10-04T09:41:18.010-07:00Amazing Demo of Personality Types<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Recently I had the privilege of attending a talk by<i><b> Dr. Robert Rohm</b></i>, probably the foremost exponent of the DISC personality assessment today.&nbsp; I wasn't expecting anything special since I was already extensively familiar with DISC, but was I in for a surprise!&nbsp; This was one of the most dynamic and engaging presentations I've ever seen...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"If you would describe yourself as an outgoing person," said Dr. Rohm, "I'd like you to go and stand at that end of the room.&nbsp; But if you'd describe yourself as a more reserved person, then please stand at the opposite end.&nbsp; Just go with whatever your inclination is now - this isn't cast in stone."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So we all headed to our respective ends of the room, as he continued... "Now, within each of your groups, some of you will be more 'task oriented' while others are more naturally 'people oriented'.&nbsp; If you believe you're more people oriented, please stand on the window side of the room and if you're more task oriented, I'd like you to stand over on the door side of the room.&nbsp; Do all this while staying at your respective ends of the room."</span><br /><br /><div style="color: purple;"><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So there we were, neatly divided into four groups:</span></b></div><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Outgoing and task oriented</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Outgoing and people oriented</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Reserved and people oriented</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Reserved and task oriented</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp;Dr. Rohm described each of the above groups in order, explaining, "We call these groups respectively D, I, S and C.&nbsp; You D types are dominant; you like to be in control and take charge, telling others what to do.&nbsp; You want to run the show.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"You I types are inspiring, the life of the party.&nbsp; You want to be in the limelight and you think you ARE the show.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"You S types are supportive and sensitive.&nbsp; You're always there for others, you're great team players and your only concern is that the show should go well for everyone.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"You C types are cautious and careful.&nbsp; You do things thoroughly and methodically, always pursuing excellence.&nbsp; You'll plan the show so nothing goes wrong."</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I0CBphNFy2o/TojDk_Ct_MI/AAAAAAAAADU/O12I8th5-Fs/s1600/DISC2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I0CBphNFy2o/TojDk_Ct_MI/AAAAAAAAADU/O12I8th5-Fs/s320/DISC2.JPG" width="317" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Looking around the room and knowing a lot of the other attendees personally, I could see he had pretty well hit the nail on the head.&nbsp; The irony was that since the group was composed heavily of entrepreneurs, the D and I types were over-represented in terms of the general population.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="color: purple;">The Punch Line </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"You D types," he went on, "...the happiest day of your parents' life was the day you left home and stopped telling them how to raise you.&nbsp; As for you I- types, the saddest day in your parents' life was the day you left home, because all the fun left with you.&nbsp; You S types <i>never did leave home</i> because you're so happy where you are.&nbsp; And you C types have bought your parents' home and are now leasing it back to them!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Now understand that these types are complimentary and no one type is 'better' than another.&nbsp; It's just how you're wired.&nbsp; But there's more to it: all of us contain all four types within us.&nbsp; It's just that one or two of the types will dominate while the others have much less influence on your behavior.&nbsp; So if you couldn't be in the quadrant you're standing in now, point to the one that you feel would describe next best how you're wired."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We all pointed.&nbsp; I'm a high C / high S blend, so I pointed to the S quadrant folks standing at the back of the room on the window side.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Notice that almost all of you pointed to your left or right and that only a couple of you pointed directly across the room.&nbsp; Typically the quadrant across the room is the lowest one on your chart and the one you understand the least.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Also, there's normally a third quadrant that you 'live in' some of the time.&nbsp; It may not describe your deepest wiring but you're capable of stretching yourself to go there when needed.&nbsp; What is that quadrant for you?"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I pointed to the D quadrant.&nbsp; I don't usually feel a huge compulsion to be in charge, but if I'm on a team with a common task to accomplish and I see that the leadership is absent or ineffective, I will automatically take over and start directing things.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In short, we had a blast at Dr. Rohm's presentation.&nbsp; It was superb.&nbsp; Here's a short video of him telling a funny story of his encounter with a high-C type...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CYjzEJactg0" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The DISC system, represented by the graphic up above, is a fantastic resilience tool for understanding yourself and others. &nbsp; In the business world, it's a very effective tool for building highly productive teams or for diagnosing and eliminating the tensions and conflicts within a team.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And I'm delighted to announce that from this moment forward, Global Resilience Solutions will be offering DISC training for teams!&nbsp; Does your team need help?&nbsp; If so, give us a call at 888-532-9504.&nbsp; </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp;</span></b></i></div><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Please note the "quotations" from Dr. Rohm's presentation are simply paraphrased and may not represent his actual wording.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-58475368635019289622011-09-27T11:54:00.000-07:002011-09-27T11:54:03.365-07:00Amazing Low-Tech Stress Relief<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Now just lie back on your mats and place the two balls under the very top of your trapezius muscles.&nbsp; That's right.... Now slowly push up from your feet, lifting your pelvis off the mat..."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It all sounded so easy as Amanda, our Yoga instructor, gave the directions.&nbsp; Easy until the pain set in! &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Holy s_ _ _ that hurts!" was all I could think.&nbsp; Just like having a massage therapist's magic fingers dig right in.&nbsp; Fortunately, I could use my body to control the level of discomfort.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That's the genius of <i><b>Yoga Tune-Up</b></i> technology - using Yoga balls to mimic a great massage up and down your back or pretty well anywhere else you need it.&nbsp; And it's a lot cheaper than massage therapy, that's for sure!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The yoga balls are basically small rubber balls the size of a tennis ball.&nbsp; If you squeeze them, there's certainly some "give" to them, but they do have a definite firmness.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uv8ognKMpkQ/Tn96aF6JapI/AAAAAAAAADQ/WuYy1YZpirU/s1600/Yoga+Balls+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uv8ognKMpkQ/Tn96aF6JapI/AAAAAAAAADQ/WuYy1YZpirU/s320/Yoga+Balls+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I sure found a lot of knots to work out of my muscles - hence the pain factor for me.&nbsp; Of course, it didn't help that I'd done my weight routine just before Yoga class either - I'm sure that contributed a few knots! &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As the class went on, we gradually moved the balls farther down the back, hitting the rhomboids, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, and "the gluts".&nbsp; At the end, we really did feel very relaxed (and not just because it felt so good to stop!).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The beauty of Yoga balls is also that you don't have to know much at all about traditional Hatha Yoga to benefit from them.&nbsp; If you need to relieve the physical and psychological tensions built up in your muscles, you can do it right away with just about no training.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Have a Look at this Excellent Demo:</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vD7nnTJR6ls" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here at <i><b>Global Resilience Solutions</b></i>, we're always looking for easy-to-use tools to help you improve your health, dissolve your stress and relax you more.&nbsp; And <i><b>Yoga Tune-Up's</b></i> ingenious little balls are a prime example.&nbsp; No need to wait to see a massage- or phsyio-therapist to get those knots out of your muscles.&nbsp; You can do it anytime!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp; </b></i></span></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-8912555508381025662011-09-19T15:20:00.000-07:002011-09-19T15:20:22.909-07:00Top 10 Benefits to Knowing and Living Your Purpose<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Brad Swift has kindly provided a second article for us!</b>&nbsp; In the unlikely event you don't already know of him, h<span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">e </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is a foremost expert on personal life purpose and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">co-founded Life On Purpose Institut<u>e</u> in 1996 so people like you could have </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">more fulfilling and satisfying lives through clarifying their life purpose.&nbsp; <b>NOTE: I will be interviewing Brad for you this Wednesday night, September 21, at 8pm Eastern.</b></span></span></span></span></i><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Top 10 Benefits to Knowing &amp; &nbsp;Living Your Purpose </span></span></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span><b> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>by W. Bradford Swift </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span> <br /><br />As the founder and director of an organization with a name like Life On <br />Purpose Institute, I guess it's not surprising to hear me say that I feel <br />that one of the most important matters that anyone can do for themselves and <br />the world is to become clear what their true purpose in life is and to then <br />live true to it. So, I'd like to point out some of the many benefits to <br />knowing and living your life purpose.<br /><br />These are some of the benefits most commonly shared by the clients of Life <br />On Purpose Institute as well as ones that I have personally experienced by <br />clarifying and living my own life on purpose.<br /><br /><br /><b><i style="color: blue;">1. Focus</i><br /><br /></b>When you clearly know your life purpose, it becomes a truing mechanism <br />allowing you to focus more clearly on what matters most to you. Many people <br />report that this has been one of the most valuable benefits to going through <br />the Purpose Process (TM), especially once they begin to use their life <br />purpose to make their decisions and choices in where and how they are going <br />to invest their time, energy, money and talents.<br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">2. Passion</span></i><br /><br /></b>For many people clarifying their life purpose becomes the key to unlocking <br />their passion for life. The passion becomes the fuel that propels them <br />forward in expressing their life purpose, often in extraordinary ways beyond <br />anything they would have considered before they clarified their purpose.<br /><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">3. Being Unstoppable</span></i><br /><br /></b>People living on purpose become unstoppable, particularly the longer they <br />live true to their purpose and the more they allow their purpose to shape <br />their life. People without clarity of purpose often finds themselves stopped <br />or stuck in life, which isn't surprising because they haven‚t tapped into <br />their passion so they're like a high powered automobile without any fuel in <br />their tank.<br /><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">4. Fulfillment</span></i><br /><br /></b>Living a life in which you are regularly expressing your life purpose and <br />allowing it to shape your decisions, your thoughts, feelings and actions is <br />simply a whole lot more fulfilling. A life on purpose is filled with <br />meaning, and people on purpose realize they are making a difference in the <br />world simply by being in the world.<br /><br /><br /><b><i style="color: blue;">5. Living a Value-based Life</i><br /><br /></b>You will learn as you delve more deeply into the Purpose Process (TM) that <br />an integral component of a person's life purpose are their "core values" -- <br />those intangibles of life that mean the most to them. Our core values are at <br />the heart of all the values we've been taught we "should value." Think of it <br />like 3 concentric circles. The largest circle is composed of our "should <br />values," the next circle inside that one is our "chosen values"&nbsp; -- the <br />should values that we actually choose to hold onto and live from. The last <br />circle is our "core values" -- those chosen values that truly matter most to <br />us. Since these core values are an integral part of your life purpose, when <br />you are living a life on purpose, you are living a "value-based" life, <br />rather than a "lifestyle" based life.<br /><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">6. Fun</span></i><br /><br /></b>Let‚s face it, living on purpose is simply a lot more fun than living a life <br />based in fear and shoulds. People who know their life purpose and are living <br />it have a renewed zest for life. They can bring purposeful play to almost <br />any situation and find or create ways to have each day be a reflection of <br />their true joy and purpose.<br /><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">7. Integrity</span></i><br /><br /></b>For me, a life on purpose is a life of ultimate integrity. It's a life that <br />is whole and complete. People who know their purpose and are living it, know <br />who they are and why they are here. They live true to their core values as <br />they serve themselves and others through the expression of their life <br />purpose.<br /><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">8. Trust / Faith</span></i><br /><br /></b>As people clarify their life purpose and begin to live true to it, &nbsp;many of <br />them report a surprising increase in synchronicity and serendipity in their <br />lives. It's as though the Universe is rewarding them for the courage to live <br />true to their purpose. With this comes a deepening in trust and faith for <br />most of these people, as they realize that indeed there is a greater force <br />in the Universe than themselves and they are an integral part of that force.<br /><br /><br /><b>9. Grace<br /><br /></b>According to the dictionary, grace is "the unmerited divine assistance given <br />man..." and people living on purpose often report living a grace-filled <br />life. When you commit to living true to your purpose, something amazing <br />begins to happen. The Universe lines up with your intention and commitment. <br />Perhaps this quote says it best:<br /><br />"<i>Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always <br />ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creativity there is <br />one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and <br />splendid plans:that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then <br />providence moves too."</i><br /><br />All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have <br />occurred. &nbsp;A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising ones <br />favor all manner of assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have <br />come his way. &nbsp;I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: <br />"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it; boldness has genius, power <br />and magic in it." W. H. Murray<br /><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: blue;">10. Flow</span></i><br /><br /></b>And perhaps we can summarize the other 9 benefits under this last one. <br />People living on purpose live in the flow of the Universal stream of <br />consciousness. Rather than fighting against the current, they allow the <br />current of what's wanting to happen to happen. They allow what's wanting to <br />flow to flow. They know that while they may never completely understand or <br />comprehend God's divine design and plan for this Universe, they can still be <br />an integral part in its realization.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span>=============================================</span></span><br /><div style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span>Mark Your Calendar!</span></span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span>I'll be interviewing Brad on Wednesday September 21 at 8pm Eastern :-)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span>See you there!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><span><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger</b></i></span></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-7534057999121712132011-09-14T09:21:00.000-07:002011-09-14T09:21:59.605-07:00Is YOUR Life On Purpose?<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>This week's guest author is none other than Brad Swift.</b>&nbsp; In the unlikely event you don't already know of him, h<span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">e </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is a foremost expert on personal life purpose and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">co-founded Life On Purpose Institut<u>e</u> in 1996 so people like you could have </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">more fulfilling and satisfying lives through clarifying their life purpose.&nbsp; <b>NOTE: I will be interviewing Brad for you next Wednesday night, September 21, at 8pm Eastern.</b></span></span></span></span></i><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">IS YOUR LIFE ON PURPOSE?</span> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">by W. Bradford Swift<br /><br /></span></span></blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><i>Until thought is linked with purpose, there is no intelligent <br />accomplishment. &nbsp;With the majority, the bark of thought is allowed to drift <br />upon the ocean of life. &nbsp;A man or woman should conceive of a legitimate <br />purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. </i>James Allen<br /><br /><br />Is you life on purpose? &nbsp;Does just the question stop you in your tracks as it <br />does many people? &nbsp;Have you been so caught up in the frenetic pace of <br />today’s consumeristic culture that you’ve not dared wonder if your life is <br />going in the right direction?<br /><br />Perhaps you feel a little like Alice in Wonderland when she was taken on a <br />wild ride through the countryside by the Red Queen? &nbsp;No matter how fast <br />Alice ran she couldn’t seem to get anywhere. &nbsp;Finally, breathless from her <br />efforts, the Queen allowed her to rest long enough for Alice to comment that <br />"Everything is just as it was!" to which the Queen replied, "...here, you <br />see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. &nbsp;If you <br />want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"<br /><br />If this sounds like one of your typical days or weeks, or your whole life <br />for that matter, then it’s times to jump from the not so merry-go-round and <br />re-evaluate a few of your priorities. &nbsp;Responding to the following <br />statements will give you a good starting point. &nbsp;Grade yourself on a scale <br />from 1 to 10.<br /><br /><b style="color: #cc0000;">1. I am crystal clear what my life purpose is.</b><br /><br />Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree<br /><br />Of course, to live a life on purpose starts with knowing what your purpose <br />is. &nbsp;If you aren’t sure, then that’s where to start. &nbsp;Don’t feel bad if you <br />aren’t clear. &nbsp;According to Cynthia Kersey in her book, Unstoppable <br />(<span style="color: #0000fe;"><u><a href="http://www.unstoppable.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.unstoppable.net</a></u></span>), when psychologist, William Marsten, asked <br />3,000 people the question, “What have you to live for?” 94 percent said they <br />had no definite purpose for their lives -- 94 percent! That leaves only 6 <br />percent of us who know why we’re here. No wonder we’re not a particularly <br />happy society.<br /><br /><b style="color: #cc0000;">2. The life I lead is a full expression of my life purpose.</b><br /><br />Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree<br /><br />Knowing your purpose is really only the start. &nbsp;About a quarter of the <br />people who request my services as a life purpose coach feel they know their <br />purpose but also realize that their life doesn’t reflect it. &nbsp;In other <br />words, they aren’t living true to it.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. I live a values-based life rather than a materialistic-based life.</span></b> <br />Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree<br /><br />Many Americans have sold out their values for the Great American Dream <br />forced down our throats by Madison Avenue advertising. &nbsp;Luckily, we’re <br />starting to realize the dream is actually a nightmare, but with hundreds of <br />exposures to advertising every week, living a value-based life can make you <br />feel like a salmon swimming up stream.<br /><br /><b style="color: #cc0000;">4. My life is free of unnecessary clutter and complexities and I seldom feel <br />overwhelmed, rushed or cluttered.</b><br /><br />Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree<br /><br />More people give themselves a lower rating with this statement than anywhere <br />else. &nbsp;It appears many of other or choking on our own clutter. &nbsp;If you don’t <br />believe it, look around your own neighborhood. &nbsp;How many new self-storage <br />businesses have opened up in the last five years. &nbsp;In the small mountain <br />community where I live there’s been at least two new ones, and their <br />businesses are flourishing.<br /><br /><b style="color: #cc0000;">5. I regularly take time to nurture myself in ways that feed my soul.</b><br /><br />Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree<br /><br />A big issue for many people. &nbsp;Some of my clients are so driven that the <br />concept of taking even 15 minutes for themselves to just sit and do nothing <br />but breath and relax is almost inconceivable. &nbsp;Taking an entire evening to <br />just nurture oneself is beyond comprehension for most.<br /><br />How did you do on the sample test? &nbsp;Or did you feel you didn’t have the time <br />to take it right now because you need to get on to more important stuff. <br />Wake up Alice! &nbsp;Nothing is more important than identifying your purpose and <br />living true to it. &nbsp;It’s just so easy to drift through life like a cork <br />thrown by the currents of circumstances, back and forth, living what Thoreau <br />describes as “lives of quiet desperation.”<br /><br />The good news is that it’s not too late. &nbsp;It is possible to start living on <br />purpose immediately, even before you clearly know your purpose. &nbsp;Because <br />even asking the questions, “who am I and what is my life for?” begins to <br />shape your life into a new direction. &nbsp;It all starts when you ask the <br />questions. &nbsp;“Seek and you will find. &nbsp;Ask and it will be given unto you.”<br /><br />Start asking today. For a more in depth, FREE evaluation of how on purpose <br />your life is, take the Life On Purpose Self Test at <br /><span style="color: #0000fe;"><u><a href="http://www.lifeonpurpose.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lifeonpurpose.com</a></u></span> and earn a complimentary life purpose coaching <br />session.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;">-----------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"> Again, remember to join us Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011 as Brad helps you personally get a handle on your own life purpose and how to live it.&nbsp; The call-in information will follow shortly. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp;</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-63518140987596002142011-09-09T06:05:00.000-07:002011-09-09T06:05:44.393-07:00Take Back Control of Your Time EASILY<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Time... your top non-renewable resource.</b></i>&nbsp; You can always make more money, make new friends and start over in life.&nbsp; <i>The one thing you can never do is recover lost time.</i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Has control over your own time (and therefore over your energy) constantly eluded you?&nbsp; It certainly mystified me for years.&nbsp; So how do you transition from the "managed chaos" of your life now to:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Having full control over how you use your time</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Being able to accomplish everything that's really important</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While giving yourself more free time for the things that matter most to you </span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lsms0oyF6tU/TmTIwdtM5hI/AAAAAAAAADM/q_EBBnL_HRE/s1600/Question+Mark1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lsms0oyF6tU/TmTIwdtM5hI/AAAAAAAAADM/q_EBBnL_HRE/s200/Question+Mark1.jpg" width="200" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: blue; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let's Talk About the BASICS</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you need to get hold of your time better, you need to SEE your time visually.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></div><ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Open a new Excel spreadsheet (or use a spreadsheet from Google Docs, as discussed in the previous post).<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Across the top, label the columns Sunday to Sunday.&nbsp; Having the extra day's overlap at the end of the week is something I find visually useful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Down the side of the spreadsheet, put the time in half hour increments from the time you get up until the time you turn out the lights. <br /></span></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Planning based on a one-week time period is vital for clarity.&nbsp; Yes, you need to have clarity on your goals for the year, the month, etc.&nbsp; However, planning concretely on a weekly cycle is the most effective.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once you've got your spreadsheet ready, don't start filling it in quite yet.&nbsp; First you need to jot down the various role you play in your life.&nbsp; Those could be spouse/parent, technical expert or business owner (or whatever your work is), friend/adviser, volleyball coach, etc.&nbsp; You should not have more than 7 major roles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then decide what your top three objectives will be this week.&nbsp; Those could be all in one of your roles or spread across two or three.&nbsp; You should never try to accomplish more than three major objectives per week.&nbsp; These are the objectives that will give you the greatest satisfaction and contribute the most to your long range plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a screen shot of one of my weekly schedules from June.&nbsp; I've had to reduce the size to fit it in, so the text is too small to read, but you get the idea.&nbsp; The color coding refers to my own particular "roles" in life.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And mine runs Monday to Monday, simply because Kathy, my amazing accountability partner, holds my feet to the fire on Mondays - that's when I have to come clean about my use of time over the previous week!&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img alt="" 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/><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue;">The Ironclad Rules of Scheduling and Effectiveness</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yes, the rules.&nbsp; Following RULES is what separates the super-effective "life-hacker" from the rest of the bumbling masses.&nbsp; You have a choice - either YOU decide what you will do and when, or other peoples' agendas will take over and smother you.&nbsp; It's up to you.&nbsp; And it's a lot easier to preserve your independence and safeguard your time if you follow the rules.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1. Take your top 3 priorities and double the amount of time you "hope" it will take you to get them done.&nbsp; Then insert them into your schedule, as early on the given day as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">NOTE: Insert them where YOU would like them to go.&nbsp; If you start saying to yourself, "Oh, I can't put it there because I promised Mable I'd talk to her about the bridge club then," your thinking is plain backwards.&nbsp; Put your priority into that time slot and reschedule with Mable.&nbsp; The point is that if you allow other peoples' ideas and expectations to get in the way, you're sunk already.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2. Next, schedule time for the following, using the order below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Exercise and fitness</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Quality time with friends and family</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The 1-3 things you would most <u>like</u> to do this week</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Admin and household chores</span></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3. Color code your spreadsheet, if you wish, for greater visual clarity</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4. Be sure to leave extra time for transit from one location to another, eating and necessary bodily functions.&nbsp; In other words, avoid the common trap of scheduling things too closely and underestimating the transition time from one task to another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">5. As for all the "urgent" things that typically come up like weeds and choke the time away from those few really important activities that actually matter, this is where you need some care.&nbsp; Allocate no more than two times per week where you can batch the seemingly "urgent" tasks together and get them done.&nbsp; It's vital to keep the "urgent" in its place; otherwise you'll always be reacting to the minutiae of life and never have the time to move forward.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">6. Work when you say you will.&nbsp; Use a timer (such as e.ggtimer.com) to keep you on track and instill a sense of urgency.&nbsp; When you work, stay focused and don't allow distractions until you get to the end of your allotted time.&nbsp; Working in blocks of not more than 60 minutes works best.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">7. STOP working when you said you would stop and play when you said you would play!&nbsp; This prevents the phenomenon called "bleed" where you say, "Oh, I'll work just a little longer on this," or "I'll just stay and chat with Betsy for a few more minutes."&nbsp; This will trash your schedule for the whole day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">8. Eliminate Distractions.&nbsp; First, check email not more than three times during your workday and NEVER before completing work on your top priority in the morning or just before bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Also, refuse to attend meetings that have no clear purpose or where no decisions will be made.&nbsp; And learn to politely refuse interruptions from colleagues who just want to chat.&nbsp; Ask them to send you a calendar invite to coffee next week.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">9. Go over your schedule the night before and begin your day by visualizing how it will go, feeling wonderful about accomplishing everything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: blue; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Bottom Line</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Why go through all this planning?&nbsp; Why live your life by these abstract rules?&nbsp; <i><b>Simple... it works!&nbsp;</b></i> You see, the whole idea here is to:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Force you to differentiate what's truly important from what's really not.&nbsp; This will vastly increase your personal effectiveness.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And to give you much more FREE TIME and FREE ENERGY.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Increase your mental clarity<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Put you in a position to accomplish your most important objective each day by noon (and often much earlier)!</span></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Follow these simple procedures and you'll find that your life just got a whole lot easier.&nbsp; If you're not finding that, there are a few probable causes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>First,</i> you may find yourself thinking, "This weekly schedule thing just doesn't fit MY life very well.&nbsp; Maybe it won't work for me."&nbsp; Well, nine times out of ten, that kind of thinking is self-delusion.&nbsp; It comes from a hesitancy to make the "tough" decision to defy the "priorities" other people have already inflicted on you.&nbsp; Taking back control of your time means thinking differently, doing things differently and quite possibly annoying others who have unrealistic expectations of you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Second, it looks great on paper but falls apart on implementation.&nbsp; The most common cause is that you didn't allow enough time per objective or you're trying to do too much at once.&nbsp; There's also the issue of your mental habits.&nbsp; If you schedule something and then, when the time comes to do it, you say "I just don't feel like writing those emails right now," you'll never get anywhere.&nbsp; You've got to do it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Building your personal resilience is never easy, and taking back control of your time is no exception.&nbsp; Yes, the process is simple and if you do it you'll see great results.&nbsp; Yet it does require a new way of thinking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So go build your schedule, put it into action and be sure to share your results with everyone on the blog or email me directly.&nbsp; We'd love to hear about it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: blue; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~Dr. Symeon Rodger </span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-83397569032315730522011-09-07T04:39:00.000-07:002011-09-07T04:39:34.114-07:00September's Here and It's Time to Get Yourself ORGANIZED<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Labor Day (the holiday Monday that kicks off September here in Canada and in the USA) may not feel a lot like New Years, but under the surface much of the human activity is pretty similar...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">People are examining their priorities and making commitments to improving their lives on all levels; the only difference is they're not openly calling these commitments "resolutions", as they will five months from now.&nbsp; Yet the idea is the same.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And no wonder - the beginning of September is our society's <i>REAL New Year</i> on a fundamental level, more so than the "official" calendar New Year down the road.&nbsp; By the way, that "official" New Year is quite arbitrary anyway.&nbsp; In the old Roman Empire, September 1 was the official New Year for centuries.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Getting Organized</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of all the things the people around you are doing right now so they can "hit the ground running" this week, I think you'll find that taking back control of their time is near the top of the list.&nbsp; After all, if you can't control your time and use it effectively, it's hard to make progress no matter what direction you're heading in.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fortunately, getting organized isn't nearly as hard as it used to be, thanks to a lot of great online tools available today.&nbsp; In the list below, the tools that have (F) after them are free and the others are so inexpensive they might as well be.&nbsp; Here are some of my favorites:</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>EVERNOTE (F):</b> Evernote is a a fabulous tool whose logo is, appropriately, an elephant, because with Evernote <i>you'll never forget anything again.</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My life before Evernote was an endless series of doodles and notes spread across several notebooks and loose pieces of paper... and you can imagine how hard it was to keep track of what information was where - I couldn't.&nbsp; Enter Evernote and life just got a whole lot easier.&nbsp; You work online and they securely store your notes so there's no danger of losing your valuable info if your hard drive crashes.&nbsp; No more sticky notes needed ;-)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://youtu.be/LNE0R3rEe5Q">Watch a fun intro to Evernote here</a>.</i></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>RESCUE TIME (F):</b> How much time do <i>you</i> waste every day?&nbsp; Wouldn't your life be a lot more painless if you simply worked more efficiently?&nbsp; Welcome to the world of Rescue Time, a free online tool that monitors how you spend time at your computer and, if you wish, how much time you spend away from it.&nbsp; The application even sends you a report each week to let you know how much time you've saved.&nbsp; It's like having an automated supervisor to keep you on track.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>E.GG TIMER (F):</b> Whenever you sit down to work on something at your computer, you either allow yourself a specific amount of time or leave it open ended.&nbsp; Setting a time limit is one of the secrets of personal effectiveness and E.GGTIMER helps you do that by providing an online countdown for you.&nbsp; Get in the habit of setting a time limit and you'll be FAR more efficient.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>TIME TRADE:</b> Formerly known as <i>Time Driver</i>, TT is an online appointment software that's a real lifesaver to anyone whose life is full of meetings, appointments, etc.&nbsp; Instead of the endless back-and-forth of using email to agree on a time to meet, Time Trade lets you decide when you could be available and then send the other person a link to your Time Trade calendar displaying those available times.&nbsp; They simply click the one they prefer and voila!&nbsp; Lots of time and mental energy saved!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>CALENDAR QUICK: </b>Calendar Quick bills itself as your source for printable online calendars.&nbsp; Face it, most of us need VISUAL calendars to wrap our heads around the coming week or month.&nbsp; For me, <i>Google Calendar</i> just wasn't good enough at that.&nbsp; Don't get me wrong; Google Calendar has its advantages, <i>but I found its visual display far too limiting for keeping track of everything in my life.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Calendar Quick allows me to build calendars for any date range I want and then print them as a pdf or as an Excel spreadsheet.&nbsp; These printed calendars are a huge organizational help to me just because they give me the visuals I need.&nbsp; Calendar Quick also has an online monthly schedule you can use - it can import directly from your Google Calendar and then incorporate that data into any calendar you create, download and print.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>MIND42 (F) (think "Mind For Two")</b> is an online application that lets you and a friend work collaboratively to brainstorm and draw a mind map of your ideas.&nbsp; Or you can use it for just yourself.&nbsp; For those of us who need mind maps and can't think effectively with just text or bullet points (and that's most people), Mind42 is a great tool.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>GOOGLE DOCS (F):</b> Google Docs allows you to create virtually any kind of office document you need - text, spreadsheet, drawing, visual presentation (think "PowerPoint") and then save them online so you can access them from anywhere and share them in real time.&nbsp; You can also upload your existing documents to give yourself access to them while you're away from your computer, out of the office or just so you have a back-up in case your hard drive crashes or gets fried in the next thunder storm.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before this kind of online storage and sharing, my life was an endless effort to make sure to send myself by email all the documents I would need to work with that day (since I'm in several different locations during the week).&nbsp; Now I don't have to think about that anymore.&nbsp; Result?&nbsp; More time and mental energy saved!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://youtu.be/zApehuekC-M">You can access videos about Google Docs here.</a></i> </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There's Lots More</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The list above is just the tip of the iceberg.&nbsp; For an excellent list of the best free online tools to help you out with just about everything, <a href="http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-online-applications-and-services.htm#Calendar">go here</a>.&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of Course, the Tools Only Help If...</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">...<u><i><b>if</b></i></u> you already know how to schedule and control your time effectively.&nbsp; And that's a true art, yet one that's not too difficult to master.&nbsp; So next time on the blog we'll discuss exactly how to do that.&nbsp; Watch for it!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp; </span></b></i></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-13070207879427339672011-08-29T16:19:00.000-07:002011-08-29T16:19:32.405-07:00Natural Disasters, Fear and YOU<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A 5.9 earthquake in Virginia??&nbsp; Hurricane Irene?&nbsp; Is the world coming apart at the seams?&nbsp; My son felt the Virginia quake quite strongly as far away as Toronto, the city I grew up in and where I never felt a quake in two decades of living there.&nbsp; Yet that city has felt two in the last 14 months.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course, my son was on the 12th floor of an apartment building, whereas I was here in Ottawa and closer to the epicenter but felt nothing, probably because I was in a ground floor meeting room at the time.&nbsp; The higher up you are in a building, the more you'll feel it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As I listened to people's random comments over the next few days, there was one common theme - earthquakes and natural disasters are becoming more frequent and it feels like the planet is falling apart around us and under us.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fear and Your Personal Resilience</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's nearly impossible to listen to all the low level fear-mongering and not walk away with a bit of the anxiety yourself.&nbsp; As a community of people committed to developing our personal resilience, this should be a big concern for all of us because fear:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Raises your stress level and damages your health</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Makes you prone to misinterpret what's going on around you</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Clouds your judgment and gives rise to poor decision-making</span></li>
</ol><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And we are all fed an non-stop diet of fear and anxiety through the media.&nbsp; You're told the economy is going down the toilet, Western civilization is on its last legs, there are super bugs waiting to eat you alive and now the ground under you is shaking as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you allow yourself to listen to all this there is almost no way you'll be able to keep your focus on cultivating inner and outer harmony in your life.&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For a little taste of Hollywood's contributions to the madness, turn up your speakers and "enjoy" this little clip:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t9sSwZPMN0M" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated..."&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But Is All This Really True? </span></b></i></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let's take earthquakes first.&nbsp; Is it really true that the frequency and magnitude of earthquakes are on the increase?&nbsp; Here's what the US Geological Survey has to say:</span><br /><br /><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"We continue to be asked by many people throughout the world if earthquakes are on the increase. Although it may seem that we are having more earthquakes, earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have remained fairly constant. (...) According to long-term records (since about 1900), we expect about 17 major earthquakes (7.0 - 7.9) and one great earthquake (8.0 or above) in any given year."&nbsp;</i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just propaganda to make you feel better?&nbsp; Well, considering worldwide earthquake data is available instantly at your finger tips from many sources around the world, that seems unlikely.&nbsp; Moreover, a casual glance at the hard data seems to support the USGS' contention - there has been little change in earthquake frequency and severity over the past several decades. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some people will look at earthquake fatalities, particularly with reference to 2010, and say, "Look, it's getting worse!"&nbsp; However, the fatalities are entirely a function of where the quake happens to hit and in 2010 a major quake hit Haiti, one of the most vulnerable communities on the planet, causing over 350,000 deaths.&nbsp; The fact that a vastly stronger quake hit Chile later the same year yet caused only one thousand deaths because of Chile's outstanding preparedness just goes to show you what a poor measurement the number of fatalities is.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Joys of Instant, Free, Worldwide Communications</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Over just the past 20 years, our ability to identify and track earthquakes has greatly increased because there are now more seismograph stations than ever - about 8000 worldwide.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Think about this: when there was a major earthquake in the 1980s in, say, Indonesia, you could probably hear about it on the TV news.&nbsp; There might even have been a video, though not necessarily.&nbsp; And if you missed the TV news, you might find it in the newspaper, though probably not on the front page.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If that same earthquake happens today, the videos will be all over Youtube within minutes, you won't be able to open your browser without having the video in front of your eyes and then your friends on Facebook will start talking about it too.&nbsp; So the subjective impression we have that disasters are happening more often is just that, a subjective impression not always borne out by the facts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What About Global Climate Change?</span></span></b></i></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To those living in denial about the reality of global climate change I have one thing to say: call my office and we'll arrange a meeting in Toronto.&nbsp; That's where I'll show you the 30' x 40' piece of turf where we created a skating rink in our backyard for about three months of the year for over 20 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">No one can do that in Toronto anymore.&nbsp; There's not enough snow.&nbsp; It never stays cold enough for long enough.&nbsp; For the past 20 years or more it's been impossible to replicate what we did back in the sixties and seventies.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>The British Royal Society, perhaps the world's most prestigious scientific organization, has this to say about climate change:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>"There is strong evidence that changes in greenhouse gas concentrations due to human activity are the dominant cause of the global warming that has taken place over the last half century. This warming trend is expected to continue as are changes in precipitation over the long term in many regions. Further and more rapid increases in sea level are likely which will have profound implications for coastal communities and ecosystems."</i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To the climate change deniers out there, it's time to wake up and read the memo. &nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /><br /><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">An Exercise For You</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's an exercise you can have some fun with.&nbsp; This will show you whether or not the media / social media are increasing your anxiety levels.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Days 1-3</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Be sure to watch the TV world news and national news daily</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Keep up with your social media contacts as well</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Scan at least the front page of your local newspaper - even better, read a few pages&nbsp;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then, right after you've done that, sit quietly and see if you can detect anxiety within.&nbsp; Put a number on that anxiety from 1-10, where 10 is very severe.&nbsp; Write it down.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then feel free to use EFT or any other method you wish to clear away the anxiety </span></li>
</ul><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Days 4-6</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Be sure NOT to expose yourself to the world or local news in any form</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stay off social media - three days won't kill you and your Facebook and Twitter buddies will survive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stay away from television, movies, Youtube, etc.&nbsp; This is a total media fast.&nbsp; Read something inspiring instead!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the end of each day, do the same test as for days 1-3 and write down your results.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then please feel free to share your results with us, either on this blog or by emailing our office.&nbsp; We'd love to have your thoughts on all this!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-24625739026611797462011-08-23T06:16:00.000-07:002011-08-23T06:16:33.956-07:00A MUST-HAVE Tool for Your Personal Resilience<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">No one recovers from Lou Gehrig's disease or "ALS" as it's sometimes called.&nbsp; It's worse... way worse than cancer.&nbsp; It's a death sentence, where 85% of the victims die in 20-48 months.&nbsp; There's no real treatment and certainly no cure.&nbsp; At least, that's what we assumed...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dr. Ben Johnson, himself a medical doctor, had those same assumptions going through his head when he himself was diagnosed with the dread disease.&nbsp; Then he came across a very new (at the time) health protocol called the <i>Healing Codes</i>&nbsp; and gave it a try out of desperation.&nbsp; The result?&nbsp; He was symptom-free in a matter of weeks and still is today, nearly a decade later!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Guy Who Made It Happen</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This past Thursday night I had the honor of talking with the founder of the Healing Codes, Dr. Alex Loyd.&nbsp; Alex holds doctorates in psychology and naturopathic medicine and does he have a story for you!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can listen to that story right here on the replay of Thursday's call.&nbsp; If there's one interview you should really make time for during the next few days, this is definitely it:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">=================================</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>To listen to the replay, click this link:</b><br /><a href="http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=21889254">http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=21889254</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">=================================</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You'll learn about Dr. Alex Loyd's personal struggle - life with a severely depressed spouse.&nbsp; His wife, Tracy, was terribly depressed for years.&nbsp; And if you've ever lived with someone going through depression, you know that words can't express how draining it is.&nbsp; Yet Alex persevered through this for twelve long years - that's nearly martyrdom in my opinion.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You'll learn about how Alex discovered what we now call the Healing Codes, although "discover" probably isn't quite the right word.&nbsp; And then you'll experience his total shock at how effective this protocol really was and at what a wide range of physical and emotional challenges it was blowing right out of the water.&nbsp; <i><b>Have a look for yourself...</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ENwIcgv1KRI" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What He Didn't Know at the Time</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When Alex was living through these initial successes, including the cure of his wife's chronic depression, he had little idea how his method worked, only that it did.&nbsp; Now we have a much better idea what's really going on.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And for the first few years, there were hundreds, if not thousands of letters and emails coming in from people outlining the amazing results the Healing Codes provided.&nbsp; However, that's just anecdotal evidence - even if there's a ton of it - and not exactly scientific proof.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since that last time I interviewed Alex - back in 2006 on the topic of mindset - scientific studies of the Healing Codes have been done and Alex will tell you about those too.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another big change since that time is that the cost of the Healing Codes has gone down dramatically.&nbsp; Five years ago the price was still almost $900, because of the high cost of printing binders full of paper and shipping it.&nbsp; Fortunately, digital delivery of some components has allowed them to chop the price down to less than a quarter of that.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> If you'd prefer to cut to the chase and take a few minutes to read the facts, you can <a href="http://www.thehealingcode.com/solid/">learn all about the Healing Codes here</a>.&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In our quest for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual resilience, the Healing Codes are, in my opinion, one indispensable tool we should all have on hand and use regularly.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </b></i></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-49801630739478435582011-08-16T06:04:00.000-07:002011-08-16T06:04:28.861-07:00Toss 90% of Your Diet and Fitness Books into the Trash Can<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What??&nbsp; Am I exaggerating here?&nbsp; Toss 90% of your diet and fitness books into the trash can?&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let's be honest, a hefty percentage contain outdated, partial or skewed information anyway, so there's no great loss.&nbsp; For the rest, you may find they add more confusion than clarity to your life and have led to "paralysis by analysis" for you.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Enter, <i>The 4 Hour Body</i>.&nbsp; Goodbye, paralysis!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It Started With a Very Long Road Trip</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last week I spent 18 hours on the highways of southern Ontario in a 55 hour period and 12 hours of that were solo, so I really needed something to listen to.&nbsp; My cousin, a true renaissance man with a fanatical interest in human resilience (and most other things!) had suggested the audio book version of Timothy Ferriss' recent bestseller, <i>The 4 Hour Body</i>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, the audio book was great, but abridged, so the first thing I did when I got home was to grab the book itself - double the revenue going from my pocket to Mr. Ferriss ;-)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you've read his previous magnum opus, <i>The 4 Hour Work Week</i>, you know Tim is a divergent thinker and a very entertaining and thought-provoking writer.&nbsp; Better that that, he always tests his theories and gives you advice you can easily put into practice in your own life.&nbsp; And this is where <i>The 4 Hour Body</i> delivers in spades.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At first I thought the title was contrived; just a take-off of the previous book's.&nbsp; Not the case, however; it turns out that a total of 4 hours of exercise is all the exercise you need in a whole month to do a total body makeover.&nbsp; And Tim's right on - most people vastly overestimate the "gym time" needed to build sculpted and functional muscles, reduce body fat and get you looking and feeling your best.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QWeP8ZSU7gs/TkfqWCdmCpI/AAAAAAAAADI/Uw2WycPg_vg/s1600/The+4-Hour+Body-resized-600.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QWeP8ZSU7gs/TkfqWCdmCpI/AAAAAAAAADI/Uw2WycPg_vg/s320/The+4-Hour+Body-resized-600.jpg.png" width="257" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>Diving Into the Book&nbsp;</b></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tim effectively breaks down the artificial mental silos we use to separate weight loss, diet, nutrition, fitness, body image and performance, and then pulls it all together for you in a series of usable programs you can apply to yourself.&nbsp; And you don't have to read all of this 550+ page monster.&nbsp; Just select what's most important to you.&nbsp; Want to lose weight?&nbsp; Read pages 44-156.&nbsp; Want to gain weight?&nbsp; Try pages 157-224.&nbsp; Want to get stronger?&nbsp; Then pages 404-432 are for you.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And there's plenty of science in the book to back it all up.&nbsp; Fortunately, Tim keeps all but a minimum of that out of your way while he explains the programs to follow, and then lets you peruse the scientific research at your leisure.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Important scientific note here: Tim is a meticulous data cruncher, as he says, and measures everything!&nbsp; This alone should shift your thinking about how you approach life in general.&nbsp; My own resilience work is built on the same premise: if you can't measure it, you can't prove it.&nbsp; (This, by the way, was the same scientific logic ancient spiritual traditions built their practices on.&nbsp; Then we invented "religion".&nbsp; God help us all!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At first sight, the book's a bit eclectic, covering an interesting spread of topics:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Weight loss</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Weight gain</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Building muscle and strength</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Improving sex, including the female orgasm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Perfecting sleep</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Reversing injuries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Running faster and farther</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Swimming and Swinging (swinging as in baseball)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Longevity</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But then, Tim's an eclectic kind of guy, so the whole thing hangs together quite well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IHO4uCUwiww" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a fun video trailer for the book... </span></i></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Afterthoughts</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All this is not to suggest that I have no issues with the book.&nbsp; Tim's mention of microwaving his food makes me cringe and more attention paid to the living, enzymatic quality of food as opposed to the simple categories of proteins / fats / carbs would have been helpful.&nbsp; That said, if you follow his "Slow Carb" dietary suggestions, I can almost guarantee you'll send your health and fitness into the stratosphere.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">His longevity chapter is, paradoxically, the shortest in the book and could have done with some more research, including investigations into the world's premier longevity tradition, i.e., Taoism.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And I could go on.&nbsp; However, the fact remains that if you read this book and put its programs into action - whichever ones apply to you personally, of course - you'll be a lot better off for it.&nbsp; So grab yourself a copy and enjoy!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger</b></i></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-40908431145800604452011-08-11T18:01:00.000-07:002011-08-11T18:05:59.291-07:00Sun Salutations, Downward Dogs and Exalted Warriors<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>It hit me almost as soon as I got out of the car...</b></i> a very subtle aroma of fine incense.&nbsp; Entering the reception area, a young lady handed me a clip board with a health questionnaire to fill out and told me where to go next.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">However, this was not my acupuncturist's office or any other kind of medical establishment at all.&nbsp; It was about to be my first Yoga class in at least twenty years...</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">How It Started&nbsp;</span> </b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What was the attraction?&nbsp; Well, aside from my constant drive to test out new-to-me and different forms of training in personal resilience, I'd been really wanting to expand my hip and leg flexibility for a while and summer is the ideal time for this kind of work (the heat and humidity facilitate safe stretching).&nbsp; And what better way to stretch out of your comfort zone than Hatha Yoga?&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Indian<i> Hatha</i> Yoga is what people in the West usually think of as Yoga - the use of interesting and sometimes challenging postures that you hold for periods of a few seconds to a few minutes.&nbsp; In reality the idea that Hatha Yoga = Yoga is like saying that the pre-game warm-up = the Superbowl.&nbsp; Yoga is a <i>vast</i> subject.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway, after changing into my conspicuously un-Yoga like exercise attire (I would have fit in perfectly with a Tai Chi class ;-), I took my mat into the appointed room and made myself at home... in a nervous kind of way. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As more people entered, they all sat quietly and never acknowledged each other by more than a passing smile.&nbsp; It was then that I noticed I was the only one wearing shoes - major breach of etiquette apparently!&nbsp; Who knew?? &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All this describes the first of two Yoga classes at different studios I attended last week.&nbsp; The first was an hour long beginner's class and the second a 90 minute class for all levels.&nbsp; In both cases I was already resigned to my fate as the class klutz, convinced everyone else would have rubber-like joints and glide effortlessly into scarcely believable positions. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AI9CvLUXUc8" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a great video to help you get started... and you're NOT a dummy!</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>What I Learned&nbsp; </b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm really happy to say in retrospect that I emerged from both classes with my dignity intact.&nbsp; Apparently I was already at least in the mid-range of flexibility and even the instructors (who both did an excellent job) didn't come off as having an unlimited range of motion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One thing that really surprised me was how good a cardio workout these classes were!&nbsp; I shouldn't have been surprised, though, because people make that same comment about Tai Chi and Qi Gong all the time.&nbsp; <i>Just because something appears to be slow, rhythmic and gentle does not mean you're not working your ass off ;-)</i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And the sweat!&nbsp; It was pouring off in buckets like I've seldom seen before.&nbsp; In the second class I was actually running out of dry T-shirt space to wipe my forehead with so the sweat would stop running into my eyes!&nbsp; And that's a good thing, because sweating is a superb detoxification process.&nbsp; Have a really good sweat and, as one health professional told me today from her own experience, "you'll feel like a newborn baby."&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before my first class, I was a little afraid the instructors would be calling out Sanskrit names of postures one after the other, like "Adho Mukha Svanasana!" and that everyone else would assume them easily while I'd be sitting there stunned, thinking the more polite equivalent of "WTF?!".&nbsp; Fortunately, instead of the above string of incomprehensible Sanskrit syllables, the words "Downward Facing Dog" echoed through the training hall.&nbsp; Now that I could understand!&nbsp; It really helped that during a couple of recent business trips I'd picked up copies of Yoga magazines in US airports and refreshed my memory about which postures were called what... at least in English!&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UfBPB9K-0Rs" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And here's some more advance stuff I was NOT doing last week.&nbsp; I include this not only</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> so you can see a beautiful demo done by a beautiful woman on a beautiful sandy beach, but also to underline the fact you don't need to do the advanced postures to benefit.&nbsp; As with most disciplines, 90% of the benefit comes from the more basic practices - fancier is not necessarily better.&nbsp; </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></i><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The REAL Take-Away</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's easy to go to a Yoga class, have a good stretch, feel energized and then go about your day just as you always do.&nbsp; It's quite another to maintain your Yogic grace, poise and awareness all day long, to say nothing of delving into its deeper aspects in terms of physical health, emotional self-management and spiritual development.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is where the vast majority of people doing Yoga lose out.&nbsp; And you can substitute Qi Gong or Tai Chi or any number of other profound disciplines for the word "Yoga" in the preceding sentence.&nbsp; If your practice ends when the class ends, the benefits won't be far reaching or really transformative in your life.&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yoga is capable of profoundly reconnecting your mind and body, detoxifying your system, boosting your immunity, calming your nerves and taking your life to a new level.&nbsp; Going to class is a great starting point, but there's so much more to be savored and enjoyed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now, if only I could get into the splits (without screaming) and sit painlessly in that damned full lotus pose!</span><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger :-)&nbsp; </span></b></span></i></div>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-31736466892750853212011-08-02T19:18:00.000-07:002011-08-02T19:18:20.155-07:00EVERY MAN Needs to Read This...<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I was a young man, my track record with the opposite sex could only be described by three words... <i>crash and burn.</i>&nbsp; Here I was, handsome, intelligent, athletic, even nice... everything a woman could want... or so I thought.&nbsp; I just could not seem to figure it out!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sound familiar?&nbsp; Do any of the following statements describe your life thus far?</span><br /><ul><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Women don't seem to pay much attention to you</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">You're mystified by your wife's / girl friend's behavior</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">When you meet attractive women, they continually put you in the "friend" category</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">You're a really nice guy, with the best of intentions, and it's getting you nowhere with women</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Attractive women actually scare you</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Your sex life is full of miscommunication or conflict</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">You believe that NO ONE has the slightest idea what women want</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">If your success with women were a book, it would be thinner than "20th Century Italian War Heroes"</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Romantic relationships are incredibly important to almost every human being.&nbsp; In a very real sense, they complete our own being and are one of the most important factors in our overall happiness (and therefore have a huge impact on our health as well).&nbsp; Yet SO many men and women fail to get what they're so desperately seeking from their romantic relationships.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, obviously, there's a huge screaming need here for some help in building truly RESILIENT man-woman connections.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'd like to introduce you to the men and women coaches of the <i><b>Authentic Man Program or "AMP":</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.authenticmanprogram.com/new/video_revealed.php" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turn Up Your Speakers and Enjoy the Video!</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This video is long, but <i>definitely</i> worth your attention.&nbsp; For most men, it will be nothing short of "shock and awe", especially the feedback from AMP's female coaches.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here at <i><b>Global Resilience Solutions,</b></i> we're looking for exactly that - <i>resilience solutions</i> to various areas of your life where you need major help.&nbsp; And I'm both astounded and pleased to say that AMP has earned our highest recommendation.&nbsp; We've been evaluating their programs for over a month and they have surpassed all expectations, for reasons I'll get to in a moment.&nbsp; In fact, AMP is one of the top two programs we've come across so far this year! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now at first glance, you might think AMP is a "pick-up" program; one of those internet programs that teaches guys the right words to say and ways to behave to pick up girls and (not to put too fine a point on it) to get laid.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">However, although AMP will dramatically improving a guy's success with women, it contains NO gimmicks at all.&nbsp; It's not about manipulating women through clever tricks, but about really connecting with them on a deep level as other human beings and meeting their deeply felt need to encounter a man who is fully present in his heart and his body, embracing his experience and solidly grounded in who he really is.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And that's what AMP is all about - helping you as a man to:</span><br /><br /><br /><ul style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Understand how women really perceive men in general and YOU in particular</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Get out of your head and into your body</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Connect with, embrace and share your emotional experience</span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Reconnect with your natural masculine power, which is what women really want from you&nbsp;</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In a society that has a strong tendency to emasculate men - a by-product of out political correctness that serves neither men nor women - AMP can put you back in touch with who you really are.&nbsp; And this is why we give it top marks...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It reintegrates mind and body, teaches fundamental body-work to help you do this, and will completely change your understanding of how the sexes really interact.&nbsp; And because it's such a holistic program, it will improve ALL your relationships; not just those with women.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And if you're a women who couldn't resist reading this post out of sheer curiosity, and you know your primary relationship is not where you'd like it, then this is worth a look-see for you too!&nbsp; </span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For more information on the Authentic Man Program, <a href="https://authenticman.infusionsoft.com/go/foig/sarodge/">just click here</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wishing you all the happiest of relationships!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-73896894521468300972011-07-27T17:07:00.000-07:002011-07-29T08:35:18.835-07:00Body Work - The Shape of Things to Come<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As our civilization gradually moves towards more effective, resilient and sustainable strategies for living, from level of macro-economics right down to every individual's daily life, the human body is finally re-assuming its proper place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Where once we assumed all intelligence was between your ears, we now have compelling evidence that intelligence is "non-local", distributed throughout your body.&nbsp; Whereas much of psychology has been based on the idea that your emotions reside in your head, a myriad of successful healing modalities are demonstrating that emotional energies are also located throughout your body.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bottom line?&nbsp; If you want to master your emotions and your thought processes, with all the benefits that come from that (better health, deeper relationships, more happiness, etc.), then you really have to...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">...Get out of your head and into your body!!</span></b></i></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How do you do that?&nbsp; Well, there are certain practices that do an extraordinary job of facilitating this journey for you.&nbsp; Body-work, as we're using the term here, is all about reintegrating mind and body.&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You're no doubt pretty familiar with things like Qi Gong, Tai Chi and Hatha Yoga because I talk about them all the time.&nbsp; And those are all superb forms of body work.&nbsp; However...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They're not the only ones.&nbsp; Here are some other body work modalities you may be able to find locally and that may help you personally:</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Feldenkrais Method</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Feldenkrais is a journey to rediscovering your balance, coordination and flexibility, useful for everyone from athletes to senior citizens.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e_i5QuIqcQo" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: purple;"><br /><div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Alexander Technique</span></b></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This one focuses initially on your posture and provides you with superior strategies for effective movement.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3GbwzqT9piU" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rolfing</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rolfing is essentially a massage technique that targets the fascia layer, forming a kind of bridge between Chiropractic's focus on bone and Massage Therapy's focus on muscle.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u3H_YkCJT64" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Authentic Movement</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This unusual method is completely spontaneous and improvisational, a kind of moving meditation without a script.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/87sx8lnFPaQ" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Progressive Muscle Relaxation</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PMR teaches you how to relieve stress by alternately tensing and relaxing muscles in a kind of bio-feedback context.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HFwCKKa--18" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In the near future I hope to be able to share with you some even more cutting edge body work methods we're currently working on here at <b><i style="color: black;">Global Resilience Solutions</i></b>.&nbsp; These will build on what you've seen in <a href="http://globalresiliencesolutions.com/store/rock-solid-transquility"><i>Rock Solid Tranquility</i></a>, but be even more advanced, just as easy to learn and even easier to implement in your daily life.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><i><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp; </span></b></i><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-56893185125110029062011-07-21T05:55:00.000-07:002011-07-21T05:55:09.786-07:00A Spiritual Short-Cut to Emotional Tranquility, Less Stress and More Happiness<div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Please note:</b> the following post contains a spiritual practice that you should only attempt if you are relatively stable emotionally, self-aware and not under psychiatric care.</span><br /><br /><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Also,</b> remember to join us for tonight's Spiritual Life 1: Foundations teleseminar / webinar at: </span><strong></strong><strong style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventID=21310599" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventID=21310599</a></strong></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">As you already know, we'll be examining the meaning of that nebulous phrase, "spiritual life", in my upcoming teleseminar series on the subject. &nbsp;Whatever it means to you personally, though, there's little doubt you're interested improving your emotional life and increasing your subjective feeling of well-being. &nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">And that's a key point because it shows us that whatever spiritual life may mean to each of us, one common denominator is that it is somehow intimately related to our emotional being and, through that, to our very core as human beings. &nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">So what can you do TODAY to calm your mind, settle your emotions, shed your stress and remain increasingly tranquil no matter what's going on around you? &nbsp;Well, there is one simple practice you could adopt that will do all this for you. &nbsp;In its best articulated form, it's a Tibetan Buddhist practice, although elements of the ancient Christian mystical tradition and later Taoism both have equivalents. &nbsp;Please note that you don't have to be a Buddhist to practice this - the results speak for themselves.</span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>The Practice</b></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Choose a day to start your practice. &nbsp;It should be an ordinary weekday with nothing too unusual happening. &nbsp;Here's what you'll do:</span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><ol><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">When you wake up, sit up for a few minutes in a meditative posture and focus on your breathing to calm your mind.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Once your mind is as calm as it will get, say to yourself, "Everything I encounter today is simply a projection of my mind. &nbsp;Pleasant or unpleasant, everything I experience is no more real or substantial than a dream. &nbsp;If someone acts in a way that is hurtful to me, I can simply remember this is just a projection of my mind so that a negative emotional reaction on my part would make no sense. &nbsp;If something wonderful happens, I can simply remember that pleasant and unpleasant occurrences are always alternating, so there's no point in getting too excited."<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">As you take your shower, just say to yourself, "Here I am, washing this dream body with this dream soap." &nbsp;And when you're getting your breakfast, realize you're pouring dream coffee into a dream mug. <br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">As you go through your day, remind yourself continually that what you experience is a product of your mind. &nbsp;And remind yourself that the more positive your emotional state now, and the more positively you can affect the state of other people, the more you are planting the seeds of positive experiences for yourself in the future.<br /><br /></span></li></ol><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>This Spiritual Practice Has Several Advantages...</b></span></span></div><div style="color: blue;"><b></b></div><div style="color: blue;"><b></b></div><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></b></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><ol><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It reminds us that nothing we see or experience in our world exists in the same way that our senses suggest to us. &nbsp;For example, all "material reality" is largely empty space and fields of energy. &nbsp;There is no solid "matter" at all. &nbsp;As Einstein once said, "Reality is an illusion... albeit a very convincing one."<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It quickly severs the link between what happens to us and our habitual emotional responses, thus building our inner freedom.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It allows us to maintain a much calmer emotional life while at the same time building positive emotional content throughout the day.<br />&nbsp; <br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In other words, events will no longer control how we feel.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We naturally find ourselves in the "place of the observer" - one of the principal goals of meditation and of deep prayer.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We find ourselves happier, with less stress and a lot more joy, all for very little effort.</span></li></ol><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Is there a catch? &nbsp;Just one: this is a discipline and a practice - it doesn't work unless you do it. &nbsp;One hint for you before you start - take it easy and begin with few expectations. &nbsp;It's pretty common near the beginning to feel a sense of "Wow! This is SO cool!!" and then, a day or two later, to feel, "Damn, this is harder than I thought!" &nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">No worries, though. &nbsp;That's all totally natural. &nbsp;Just give it a try and feel free to share what you discover by commenting on this post or dropping us a line. &nbsp;Enjoy!!</span></div><div></div><div><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger :-) </b></i></span></div>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-49954337876956404592011-07-19T05:02:00.000-07:002011-07-19T05:02:28.739-07:00The 5-Step Process to Getting Clear on What You Really WANT<div><div align="left"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">Few things are as important to your <i><b>personal resilience</b></i> as identifying your overall direction in life, getting clear on who you are, where you're going and what you really want. &nbsp;Yet many are those who bumble ahead without first paying their dues at this toll house of life... and they pay for it down the road with confusion, uncertainty and unhappiness.</span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">So&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">this first step is critical. &nbsp;And&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">contrary to what some think, this is not about making a list of neat things to have.&nbsp; This is not like making your Christmas list!&nbsp; It’s not about making a list of every little thing you might like to have. &nbsp;</span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">Would I like an electric back-scratcher?&nbsp; Well, if someone offered it to me I suppose I wouldn’t turn it down.&nbsp; But if no one offers it to me I’m unlikely even to think about it for years, if at all. &nbsp;</span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">This isn’t even about getting all the stuff you really want. &nbsp;</span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><b><i>This is about first and foremost finding out <u>who you are</u>.</i></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><b><i>The Critical "How To" Steps</i></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><b>First,</b></span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">make a list of everything you've been really interested in during your life.&nbsp; Write that down.&nbsp; You can use an ordinary piece of paper, a journal or a word processing program to do this – it doesn’t matter.&nbsp; But it does matter that you do it in writing! &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">It’s good to ask other people who know you well if you’ve missed something.&nbsp; Ask your parents, peers, siblings, or anyone who knows you well. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">You should take a couple of days to do this.&nbsp; Start today.&nbsp; Then come back to it once a day for a couple of days.&nbsp; After this and ONLY after this, go on to step 2…</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><b>Second,</b></span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">make a list of everything you've been really good at during your whole life. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Someone once wrote to me claiming he had been totally mediocre at everything his whole life.&nbsp; I’m sorry, but I think there are probably some self-esteem issues there that are obscuring the truth, because&nbsp; <i>everybody</i> I know has lots of talents, irrespective of their level of intellectual sophistication, their education, or any other factor.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Do the same thing here – take a couple of days.&nbsp; Ask those who know you well. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Now comes the hard part…</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><b>Third</b></span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">, look for patterns.&nbsp; You try to answer the question "why"? &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Almost everyone skips the third step - big mistake!&nbsp; T</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">he third step is harder to do, and there is not necessarily a right or wrong answer.&nbsp; It's a voyage self-discovery. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">This is not simply an intellectual process – it’s a process of</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>feeling, </b>of<b> emotion,</b> of the<b> heart. &nbsp;</b>You can't force this process, so just let the answers come to you. &nbsp;If anything does come up, write it down. &nbsp;If you really don't see any connections, any unifying themes, don't worry and just move on to the next step.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b>Fourth</b>, find out what really inspires you. &nbsp;You see, i</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">t is not enough to know what you want.&nbsp; It is not even enough to know what you're really interested in or what you’re very talented at. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">What you need to know here is what overriding purpose inspires you deeply.&nbsp; There could be more than one.&nbsp;</span></span> <span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">What turns your crank, what floats your boat?</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">You may have a huge interest in aircraft.&nbsp; Any idea why?&nbsp; Maybe you are a natural comedian.&nbsp; Do you know what it is about comedy that turns you on?</span></span>&nbsp; <span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">What can you work on or think about for hours and lose all track of time?&nbsp; What purpose, issue, field of endeavor or question fills you with inspiration and energy, so much so that you feel like you’re carried on a wave?</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b>Fifth, </b>do this exercise: take the lists of your interests, talents and the connections between them and imagine jobs you would be totally jazzed about having</span></span>.&nbsp; <span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">You can make them up.&nbsp; For instance, if you’re the aircraft lover, imagine someone offering you the job of looking after the aircraft of the world’s largest aviation museum… with a huge budget for new acquisitions that you decide on!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Take your time and just imagine different jobs you could have related to your passionate interests.&nbsp; REMEMBER: these jobs don’t have to be real.&nbsp; Don’t let your cursed sense of reality get in the way – just have fun with this.&nbsp; </span></span></div><div><br /><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><i>The Temptations</i></b></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">After studying and experiencing various types of mindset work over the years, it seems to me there are some fundamental traps to avoid:</span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><ol><li><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">Worrying about your doubts. &nbsp;The antidote is to go and do the things that will bring you results. &nbsp;Usually these are activities that are just outside your comfort zone but, once you start doing them, they feel SO right.&nbsp; Also, realize that doubt is a natural stage when you're about to do something new and different.&nbsp; Just don't let it paralyze you ;-)<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">Sweating about not having clarity. &nbsp; The antidote is to take action on the small things you are clear about. &nbsp;And realize you can't force clarity. &nbsp;All you can do is continually stay inspired and let the answers come.<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">Thinking "I'm not passionate about anything." &nbsp;That's because you've let the fire go out. &nbsp;I've studied martial arts for years and years, but if I don't keep up with what's going on, if I don't read, study and practice, I lose that inspiration pretty quickly. &nbsp;So no matter what you're interested in, you pretty much have to toss logs on the fire of your inspiration. &nbsp;That fire won't feed itself - you have to do that! &nbsp;</span></li></ol><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">If you follow this process and avoid these traps, you'll be amazed at how much more clarity you have on your life within a matter of weeks. &nbsp;Now go for it!</span></div><div></div><div><span style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger :-) </span></div>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-9753079110699077522011-07-12T06:01:00.000-07:002011-07-12T06:01:25.538-07:00Get Happier and Healthier by Doing This One Thing...<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"The best of all medicines is resting and _______."</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ <i style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">Benjamin Franklin</i></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XpFElzOh2fI/ThnC4OGLt-I/AAAAAAAAAC8/gDo_6NYn4cw/s1600/ben_franklin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XpFElzOh2fI/ThnC4OGLt-I/AAAAAAAAAC8/gDo_6NYn4cw/s200/ben_franklin.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi everyone,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Care to fill in the blank in today's quotation?&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Read on to find the answer...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A recent study has shown that _______ causes you to secrete more of a hormone called GHRELIN, which has a few interesting side effects...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- It gives you energy</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Makes you more action-oriented</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Makes you more sociable </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- and better able to overcome obstacles</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, I know.&nbsp; You're saying, "Where can I get me some of this stuff?!"&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Relax - your body makes it.&nbsp; Your stomach makes most of it and some extra comes from your kidneys, your hypothalamus and pituitary glands.&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ghrelin has a notable anti-depressive effect and generally makes people much HAPPIER.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course, your system makes more of it when you're _______.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That might be part of the reason people practicing authentic ancient spiritual traditions are about the happiest folks you'll ever meet.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At least, that was certainly my experience of the Orthodox Christian monks of Mt. Athos in Greece.&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And they're certainly well known for their _______.</span><br /><br /><br /><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">SO WHAT IS _______ ALREADY??!!</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's fasting.&nbsp; The practice of going without food or sometimes food and drink for a certain defined period.&nbsp; It's long been known that fasting kick-starts the body's cleansing reaction, causing you to release toxins.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And fasting it SIGNIFICANTLY contributes to longevity.&nbsp; (If you want to live a long time, try not only eating a BETTER diet, but also eating LESS).&nbsp; Some recent experiments with mice determined that cutting down the little rodent's food intake contributed to lengthening his lifespan by 30% or more and keeping him healthy at the same time.&nbsp; For a human, that would mean the difference between a life plagued with health problems and coming to an abrupt end around age 80 versus a longer, disease-free life of closer to 106 years.&nbsp; Sound good to you? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fasting is also critically important to any REAL spiritual life.&nbsp; By the way, that doesn't mean that ALL religious fasting is helpful spiritually, it just means truly spiritual people practice fasting.&nbsp; There's a difference!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now, though, the evidence also suggests that fasting has a very positive, mood-altering side effect as well.&nbsp; Again, this applies to INTELLIGENT fasting, practiced in MODERATION.&nbsp; Don't succumb to the silly logic that if a little fasting makes happy, a ton of fasting will make you the happiest person on earth.&nbsp; Wrong!&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So if you're aiming for personal resilience in your life, fasting will be an indispensable practice for you.&nbsp; It will improve your mood, giving you the emotional resources to cope with the ups and downs of life.&nbsp; It will help you detoxify, keeping you healthier.&nbsp; And it will greatly facilitate your spiritual practices, such as prayer and meditation. &nbsp; </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then the best way to start is to ease yourself into it. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can try spending a morning with nothing more than pure water, for example.&nbsp; Then - and this is REALLY important - take note of how you feel physically, mentally and emotionally.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One of the easiest ways to incorporate fasting into your life is to set aside one day per week for it and then do a detoxification cleanse 2-4 times per year.&nbsp; For your one day per week, you could start off, for example, by something as simple as drinking only pure water in the morning and then having only liquids (nutritious smoothies, for example) for the rest of the day.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, why not set aside a day to avoid this...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cJiy56KpkkM/ThnDJRbDnKI/AAAAAAAAADA/w6_XxiC5Gk8/s1600/whopper1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cJiy56KpkkM/ThnDJRbDnKI/AAAAAAAAADA/w6_XxiC5Gk8/s200/whopper1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">... in order to enjoy this?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cm-EG1tmpoY/ThnDW3RZnqI/AAAAAAAAADE/QXw9TuOVGX0/s1600/smoothies1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cm-EG1tmpoY/ThnDW3RZnqI/AAAAAAAAADE/QXw9TuOVGX0/s200/smoothies1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>&nbsp;Believe me, your digestive system will be thanking you big time! </i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are lots of varieties of fasting and we can't get into the details here, but you get the general idea. &nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When regular fasting becomes part of your life, you'll LOOK FORWARD to it, knowing how great it makes you feel.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Remember to smile when you fast ;-)</span><br /><br /><i style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger</span></b></i><br /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" />Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-4366126307700060302011-07-04T18:41:00.000-07:002011-07-04T18:41:49.851-07:00Hard to Believe These Dinosaurs Still Exist...<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue;">Gobsmacked! </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A few months back, my daughter mentioned to me that one of her friends would never even entertain the possibility that God or anything "spiritual" might be real because "it's not scientific".&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"What?" I replied, taken aback.&nbsp; "Sounds like her mind is stuck in the '70s... and she wasn't born until the '90s!&nbsp; You should tell her that her 'science' is a bit out of date." &nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Truly, I'm always a little stunned when I run into someone who believes atheism is scientific.&nbsp; Of course, I'm just as gobsmacked when an otherwise intelligent person informs me - as one did recently - that he considers alternative medicine to be nonsense and "witchcraft" and that he is happy to follow the advice of his allopathic MD <i>exclusively</i>.&nbsp; "Well, that's your funeral," I thought. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All these encounters remind me a little of my dear old dad who - and no, this is one hundred percent true - could never keep straight the difference between yoga and yogurt!!&nbsp; To be fair, though, dad grew up in a much different time and was always open-minded enough to admit defeat if you could present him with irrefutable evidence.&nbsp; After all, he was a lawyer!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So what do <u><b>you</b></u> say to someone who's essentially stuck in the mechanistic worldview of the Newtonian Physics and can't break out of that paradigm?&nbsp; What do you say when they accuse you of being unscientific, gullible, "new age" or plain stupid?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are some simple suggestions for you.&nbsp; Just remember, what resonates with each person is unique, so be prepared to adjust your words accordingly ;-)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Helping to Open Their Minds</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>First,</b></i> <i><b>know why you want to engage them in conversation at all.</b></i>&nbsp; For me, it stems from the fact that the study of <i><b>human resilience</b></i>, which is the study of maximizing human potential, demands an absolutely unbiased, evidence-based and therefore scientific approach to understanding the nature of reality itself.&nbsp; It's quite clear that if we allow ourselves to be slaves to preconceived notions and comfortable ideologies, we are not doing that.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Second,</b></i> remember there are four stages to any scientific discovery - 1. It's dismissed as rubbish, 2. It's persecuted as heresy, 3. "There may be something to this" and 4. "It's absolutely true and we thought of it first".</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Knowing that's the case, consider the following short video, where Dr. William Tiller, professor emeritus of Stanford University, explains why some people, including scientists, just can't handle new information that challenges their assumptions:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ecR74xdvtrY" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Third,</b></i> if they're talking about anything spiritual, you can inform them that the original versions of most of the great spiritual traditions espoused a scientific method based on using the human mind-body organism as the instrument of observation.&nbsp; So, if they're really as scientific as they claim, they should logically be prepared to do one of two things: a) engage in the spiritual experiments these traditions have outlined in order to prove or disprove their claims, or b) admit their ignorance on the subject.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To help you with this, you should read the short article on "True Skepticism" on Dr. Gary Schwartz' website <a href="http://www.drgaryschwartz.com/TRUE-SKEPTICISM.html">here</a>. &nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(Also, feel free to share your copy of my book, <i><b>The 5 Pillars of Life</b></i>, with them should they want a more detailed explanation, or send them to the <a href="http://globalresiliencesolutions.com/store/5-pillars-of-life-book">Global Resilience Solutions</a> website to get their own).&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Fourth,</b></i> be prepared to share with them some of the latest scientific evidence on human potential, including experiments in such things as distance healing, research into the human energy system, scientific validation for methods used in energy psychology, such as EFT, and more.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To get started, you can have a look at the works of:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (UK biologist who has pioneered the theory of morphic / morphogenetic fields)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dr. William Tiller (Renowned US physicist studying subtle energy fields)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cyndi Dale (US author who has done extensive research into energy medicine across cultures)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dr. Gary Schwartz (Doctor of psychology, medicine and surgery at the University of Arizona and a researcher into the spiritual side of psychology)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are lots of others, of course, so I'm not pretending that's a complete list by any means.&nbsp; Hopefully, though, all this will help you more than hold your own the next time your run into someone who "didn't get the memo"!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger&nbsp;</span></b></i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-44511454943804045352011-06-30T04:17:00.000-07:002011-06-30T04:17:21.516-07:00What "Internal" Exercise Can Do for You<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Internal exercise</b></i> is much different than what most Westerners think of when they talk about going to the gym or getting in shape.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Internal exercises are different because they've been designed with the whole person in mind, because they reintegrate mind and body and because they are <i>sustainable</i> - in other words, they lead to long-term health and, unlike some forms of exercise, they're not prepared to sacrifice that for the sake of short-term gains. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qSXTOoyeNfs/TgaWLyKfJYI/AAAAAAAAACs/U69ccwJc9I0/s1600/Yoga1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qSXTOoyeNfs/TgaWLyKfJYI/AAAAAAAAACs/U69ccwJc9I0/s320/Yoga1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hatha Yoga </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What's the opposite? Have you ever seen someone running on a treadmill and watching TV at the same time, with their body doing one thing and their mind another?&nbsp; There you have it - a recipe for limited results, where you're treating your physical life and your emotional / spiritual life as unrelated.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_MavqEoKNg/TgaWku-C0UI/AAAAAAAAACw/DDltoAnC--M/s1600/TJ1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_MavqEoKNg/TgaWku-C0UI/AAAAAAAAACw/DDltoAnC--M/s320/TJ1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tai Chi</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What are the classic internal exercise forms available to you today?&nbsp; Chinese Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Bagua Zhang, Xing Yi Chuan, and Indian Hatha Yoga are all viable options if they're taught properly.&nbsp; Granted, Bagua and Xing Yi are the least common; however I thought we should list them in case you come across them! &nbsp; </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1kp0LSQmOwA/TgaW47p1eyI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ZDe9YACuvQY/s1600/bagua1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1kp0LSQmOwA/TgaW47p1eyI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ZDe9YACuvQY/s1600/bagua1.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bagua's circle walking exercise</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Short List of What Internal Exercise Can Do for You</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <b>Helps Your Heart:</b> improves your aerobic conditioning, oxygen uptake and endurance, while lowering resting heart rate.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Improves Your Flexibility: </b>May not seem that way at first, but you'll become much more physically flexible doing internal exercises like Qi Gong, Tai Chi or Hatha Yoga.&nbsp; This will reduce your stress, release trapped tensions and help you become more flexible emotionally. <br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Banishes Your Worries:</b> Chronic worry and anxiety can increase your cortisol levels, which unfortunately correlate with elevated blood pressure, depression, weight gain and increased insulin resistance.<br />&nbsp; <br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Improves Muscle Tone: </b>Contrary to popular belief, these exercises build muscle like crazy.&nbsp; This superior muscle tone helps protect you from injury, back pain and even arthritis.&nbsp; Moreover, these exercises target deep core muscle groups vital to many aspects of your health and promote the flow of blood, oxygen and energy (qi or prana) throughout your system.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Takes Off the Pounds:</b> Internal exercises burn far more calories than most people think and, even better, as a practitioner you're more likely to improve your nutrition.&nbsp; This will help you drop even more weight, if that's your goal, or at least arrive at your optimum weight sooner.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Lubricates Your Joints:</b>&nbsp; To keep your joints healthy, internal exercises take them through their complete range of motion.&nbsp; This bathes the joints in nutrients they might not otherwise get, keeping them healthy, pliable and resistant to injury.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Balances Your Blood Sugar:</b>&nbsp; Internal exercises promote better sugar metabolic function, improve cholesterol balance and decrease risk of diabetes and its related complications, such as kidney failure, heart attack, blindness and limb amputation.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Kicks in the "Relaxation Response":</b>&nbsp; That's an expression coined by Dr. Herbert Benson.&nbsp; Internal exercise brings your breath, movement and mental attention together, calming you automatically and shifting your nervous system over to the restorative parasympathetic circuit.<br />&nbsp; <br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Builds Those Bones:</b>&nbsp; Because they favor weight-bearing exercise, internal systems tend to build up bone density and stave off osteoporosis.&nbsp; Moreover, some systems have special methods for keeping the bone marrow healthy and the bones resilient.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Improves Balance and Coordination:</b> This is a function of mind-body integration and translates into fewer injuries and accidents as well as enhanced mobility.&nbsp; <br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Circulates Your Blood Better: </b>Vitality is partly dependent on efficient blood circulation.&nbsp; Internal exercises wring the venous blood out of your nooks 'n crannies, reduce the workload on your heart and also thin your blood naturally, reducing the likelihood of clot-induced heart attacks or strokes.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Builds Mind-Body Awareness: </b>As you practice, you become more and more sensitive to how you use your body - your balance, weight distribution, the places you habitually hold tension and the psychological resistances you've built to life that translate into physical manifestations of stress.&nbsp; And once you're aware of these things, you can change them consciously!<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Immunizes and Detoxes You:</b>&nbsp; Internal exercise postures move your lymph fluid quite efficiently, boosting your immune system, destroying pathogens (including cancer cells) and promoting a natural detoxification of internal organs in general and the lower digestive tract in particular.&nbsp; This release of toxins and improved immune system functioning provides a solid basis for long-term health and longevity.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Deepens Your Sleep: </b>By circulating blood, energy and oxygen more efficiently, reducing your stress and inducing a never-before experienced level of control over your own organism, how could you help but sleep better?<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Instills Happiness "Software" in Your Mind:</b> If your practice goes beyond just doing the routine to "get some exercise", you're in for a treat.&nbsp; Internal exercise systems are holistic tools for cultivating mind-body harmony and happiness at levels you've probably not felt before.&nbsp; And these systems often have or are connected with meditative systems that can revolutionize your life (in fact, that's what they've been designed to do).<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <b>Ramps Up Your Relationships:</b> As you become calmer, more flexible and more connected with the core of your own being, other people will more often crave connection with you.&nbsp; Internal exercise helps you become more compassionate, more approachable and more balanced - secrets you can share with your loved ones and anyone else who will listen.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Spiritualizes Your Romance:</b> Internal systems are indeed holistic - they have or are connected with repositories of expertise on conjugal relations that can show you how to deepen your emotional connection with your spouse, master your sexuality and spiritualize sexual union.&nbsp; </span></li></ol><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Needless to say, there's lots more!&nbsp; Of course, none of these benefits come without regular and consistent practice.&nbsp; The deeper benefits only come if you make the effort to build your lifestyle on these practices and the principles that underlie them.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you'd like to learn more about one form of internal exercise, Chinese Qi Gong, and its origins in the world's most successful tradition for cultivating health and longevity, just go <a href="http://www.rocksolidvitality.com/">here</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Isu9A1ATwcE/TgaXVLs4VGI/AAAAAAAAAC4/wPqX6f-Q0Qo/s320/qigongproducts.jpg" width="320" /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><i style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp;~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </span></b></i><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-53962236537681771602011-06-27T10:06:00.000-07:002011-06-27T10:06:57.229-07:00What About the PLANET'S Resilience???<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Resilience... the word's Latin root means "to bounce back".&nbsp; And what do you bounce back from?&nbsp; You bounce back from an event that knocks you off your feet, interrupts "business as usual" and leaves you head spinning.&nbsp; We often refer to these events as "disasters".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was privileged to spend much of the past week at the annual <i><b>World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM)</b></i> in Toronto, a high profile event bringing together some of the top people in the fields of emergency management, business continuity and disaster recovery worldwide.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And disasters appear to be getting more frequent and more severe.&nbsp; In 2010, some 373 natural disasters killed 270,000 people in 131 countries, severely testing the structural resilience of nations and the personal resilience of over 200 million human beings.&nbsp; But what if some of those disasters weren't really "natural" disasters at all, as we tend to assume?</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">World on the Edge...</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Enter <b><i>Lester Brown</i></b>, world renowned environmentalist, author of <b><i>World on the Edge </i></b>and head of the <i><b>Earth Policy Institute</b></i> in Washington, DC.&nbsp; Lester's address to hundreds of conference delegates blew everyone away...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F1tJUdC4Xj4/TgYPRTHjXfI/AAAAAAAAACo/cW9f1pcKKIM/s1600/World+on+the+Edge1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F1tJUdC4Xj4/TgYPRTHjXfI/AAAAAAAAACo/cW9f1pcKKIM/s320/World+on+the+Edge1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What if last summer's devastating heatwave in Russia, that killed 56 thousand people and destroyed 40% of the Russian grain harvest, had been centered on Chicago instead of Moscow?&nbsp; Easy, world grain reserves would have dropped to 52 days of consumption from 79 (the lowest reserve we've experienced), grain demand would have wildly outstripped supply, we would have seen food riots in many places throughout the world and more failing states as governments proved unable to cope with the internal pressures.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With the world demand for food rising as population increases by about 219,000 per day, grain production goes down, fish stocks are depleted and fuel prices rise, the natural support systems that underlie the global economy are fast unraveling, said Lester.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As we continue to pour carbon emissions into the atmosphere, climate change accelerates, cutting into grain production (a 1 degree Celsius rise in average temperature means a 10% drop in harvest), melting polar ice sheets and advancing the spread of desert lands.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4-rG6uqIaW4" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If we lose the Greenland ice sheet, ocean levels worldwide will rise by 7 meters.&nbsp; Aside from inundating many coastal cities, this would be catastrophic for global rice production, further endangering the food supply and showing just how interconnected the factors of food, water, population and climate change really are.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When massive floods hit Pakistan in 2010, as the Indus river and its tributaries overflowed during heavy rainfall, 2 million homes were destroyed, 2 thousand people died and one fifth of the country was inundated.&nbsp; But was it really a "natural" disaster?&nbsp; Global warming had already driven the ambient temperature to record levels, accelerating glacial melting in the Western Himalayas, where the Indus begins.&nbsp; Combine that with practically no investment in the kind of reforestation and soil conservation that could have mitigated the flooding and you have the greatest "natural" disaster in the region's history. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Plan B - Digging Our Way Out of This Mess</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sounds pretty bleak, doesn't it?&nbsp; Good thing Lester came with a plan to save us!&nbsp; And saving us is where it's at, according to him.&nbsp; Although we often hear talk about "saving the planet", the real point is to save civilization.&nbsp; After all the planet will still be spinning merrily through space.&nbsp; Question is... will we still be on it?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The truth is, we don't know exactly where the tipping points are, the points at which human actions will have so severely crippled the ecosystems that these ecosystems are no longer recoverable on a time scale that means anything to us.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In 2009, John Beddington, chief scientific advisor to the British government, said that the world was facing a "perfect storm" of food shortages, water scarcity and rising oil prices by 2030. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Soon after, Jonathan Porritt, former chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, said he agreed, except that the date would be more like 2020.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fortunately, the measures we need to save civilization are within our grasp.&nbsp; <i><b>The Earth Policy Institute's Plan B has four pillars:</b></i></span><br /><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2020.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stabilize the world population at no more than 8 billion.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Eradicate poverty worldwide.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Restore the natural support systems of the world economy.</span></li></ol><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Can it be done within the limited window of opportunity open to us?&nbsp; Easily, but only if we're willing to make the tough decisions right now.&nbsp; <i>Otherwise it's the usual "too little, too late" and we'll all be in line for a collective Darwin Award.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Doing this will require us to redefine national security and realize the greatest threats we all face are no longer armed aggression, according to Lester.&nbsp; If we restructure the tax system, use our industrial capacity properly and move to the sustainable fuel sources of wind, sun and geothermal energy, we can accomplish all four priorities for a mere $250 billion per year - peanuts in the great scheme of things.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What Do YOU Think?</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Resilience and Sustainability are fast becoming the watchwords of our time, and with good reason - you can't have one without the other.&nbsp; An unsustainable world economy based on consumption, environmental destruction and resource depletion will never produce a resilient world.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Weight lifting and distance running have proven to be non-sustainable forms of exercise for so many, leading to long term physical damage that actually undermines our resilience.&nbsp; If we're running our entire civilization based on this same kind of short term thinking, then it's obvious we're undermining our collective resilience.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So what do YOU think of all this?&nbsp; What will YOU do to help reverse the trends before we reach the point of no return?&nbsp; Use the comment function below and share your views with all of us - we would love to hear from you!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </b></i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp; </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-39903426837905982162011-06-19T18:45:00.000-07:002011-06-19T18:45:49.428-07:00The Documentary "Openings" and How to "Open" Your Own Heart and Mind<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can read the text below OR listen to this post on audio here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><div class="aaplayer"><iframe frameborder="0" height="40" scrolling="no" src="http://www.audioacrobat.com/playweb?audioid=P385b2c04ff1a3d6cad2b1bb204cb2f6bY19%2BQFREYGN8&amp;buffer=5&amp;shape=6&amp;fc=FFCC00&amp;pc=AAAAFF&amp;kc=888800&amp;bc=FFFFFF&amp;brand=1&amp;player=ap29" width="138"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/export/P385b2c04ff1a3d6cad2b1bb204cb2f6bY19+QFREYGN8.mp3" rel="enclosure"><br /><img alt="MP3 File" border="0" height="16" src="http://www.audioacrobat.com/images/buttons/downloadmp3.gif" width="72" /><br /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last week I spent a couple of days in beautiful Denver, Colorado, filming my segments in the upcoming docudrama <b><i>"Openings"</i></b> (You can watch the trailer <a href="http://www.openings-movie.com/trailer_openings.html"><b>here</b></a>).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The producers spent hours before the actual filming going through the "brutal" creative process of "teasing" out of me what they considered the golden nuggets they wanted to capture on digital celluloid.&nbsp; One of our discussions revolved around the whole question of how we human beings can become open enough to experience a significant shift in our lives....</span><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Space of Freedom</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As a human being, you're only free to the extent that you can free yourself from your previous programming.&nbsp; And the only place you can do that is in the "space" between stimulus and response.&nbsp; The only way to become a truly free and therefore truly functional and happy person is to expand that space.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For example, if you have no psychological "distance" between the two, your responses will be distressingly predictable and egocentric - someone insults you and you retaliate, someone compliments you and it goes to your head, etc.&nbsp; At this level, you're basically a lower animal, fleeing pain, seeking pleasure and incapable of amassing enough personal integrity to follow higher principles when the going gets tough.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, needless to say, you'll never experience personal growth of any kind without expanding the distance between stimulus and response. &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The 3 Keys to Expanding the Space</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The good news is there are only three things you need to do in order to cultivate and build up true internal freedom.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first is simply that you need to <i>make a decision to do so</i> - you have to decide you want to grow beyond your own programming, free yourself from the emotional chains imposed on you by other people, their emotions, ideologies and delusions.&nbsp; And, while a simple decision on your part won't achieve deep transformation on its own, it's a step that everyone of us must take.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The second step is that we have to <i>be willing to humble ourselves.</i>&nbsp; When some jerk cuts us off in traffic, we have the opportunity to stifle that string of four-letter words, for example.&nbsp; And that takes guts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The third step is simply to <i>practice over and over again</i>.&nbsp; Good thing life presents us with unending opportunities to do just that!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you look at the three keys carefully, you'll notice that all of them have one thing in common - they contradict your ego.&nbsp; So opening yourself to a larger universe takes a decision to work against your ego, as well as determination and work.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><br /></div><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Magical Results</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As you expand the distance between stimulus and response, you'll find that you become more open to and accepting of other people.&nbsp; Your responses to life's situations become more flexible, appropriate and successful.&nbsp; Your old programming no longer determines your words or actions.&nbsp; And, perhaps for the first time, you sense a real change in your world as you let go of old baggage.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This means your capacity to be aware of, to accept and to deal with your own emotional content will expand.&nbsp; So, naturally, your compassion for and empathy with other people will go way up.&nbsp; After all, if I can't feel my own heart, I sure can't feel yours.&nbsp; And all deep human communication is, in reality, a heart to heart connection between us.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This means the quality of your relationships will improve and, in fact, the quantity likely will as well, since people will be increasingly drawn to you.&nbsp; Another way to say this is that your interpersonal skills will improve even though, paradoxically, these aren't "skills" or "techniques" that can be taught at all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Besides all this, your overall level of psychological and physical resistance to life's challenges (which I discussed in a previous post) will drop, thereby reducing your stress levels and improving your health. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And, by the way, don't ever think that you can grow spiritually if you haven't grown emotionally first.&nbsp; That's a common delusion in our culture and is plain wrong.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That then is what it means to open your heart and your mind, to expand your consciousness and acquire true inner freedom and spontaneous happiness.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sound good to you?&nbsp; Then you're probably asking yourself how you can do this even faster and more effectively... </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Accelerating the Process</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If your body is significantly uptight and inflexible, if you're storing emotional tensions throughout your body's energy system and muscular structure, then any attempts you make to become more open psychologically will likely hit the wall pretty fast.&nbsp; So yes...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">...to open yourself emotionally, you have to open yourself physically as well.&nbsp; The most effective way to do this is to use some form of what I call "internal exercise", such as Qi Gong, Tai Chi or Hatha Yoga, for example.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The great emotional benefit of these exercises is that they put your mental attention inside your body and help you process emotions and traumas locked in your bodily tissues in a gentle and natural way.&nbsp; For instance, you cannot possibly do Hatha Yoga's <i>sun salutation</i> properly and stay in a bad mood, nor can you do Qi Gong's <i>organ meditation</i> and feel like a victim.&nbsp; Not going to happen!&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As every teacher of any of these three methods knows from experience, the more physcially flexible you become, the more emotionally calm you become.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So if you would like to become more open to divine guidance (one of the main themes of <b><i>Openings</i></b>), enjoy far better relationships and improve your health on every level, then just start doing what's outlined here and enjoy the process!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger</b></i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> &nbsp; </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-65294381549056407762011-06-16T05:04:00.000-07:002011-06-16T05:04:42.748-07:00<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One of the greatest problems we all face is finding time to "get everything done".&nbsp; And that's a challenge that I had been struggling with over the last few months in the race to get a new segment of business up and running - just when the heck was I supposed to find the time??</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, turns out that I had been making the single most elementary mistake in life-management.&nbsp; Yes, it's a mistake I know all about, teach to my clients and I've even shared it with you before.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Did that stop me from falling right into it?&nbsp; Hell no!&nbsp; To see this mistake in what NBC used to call "living color", just have a look at Stephen Covey's demonstration right here:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-VDxKLSyksI" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How to Identify YOUR "Big Rocks" and Avoid My Mistake</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a devastatingly effective planning procedure for you.&nbsp; Try it next week and you're sure to see the difference:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Ask <i><b>"What?"</b></i> - what's your goal? Can you define it exactly?&nbsp; Are there time parameters?&nbsp; Can you measure it?&nbsp; The purpose here is be as exact as you can and as clear as possible.<br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Ask <i><b>"Why?"</b></i> - then do it again.&nbsp; Get someone else to quiz you on this until THEY are satisfied with your answer.&nbsp; Their job is to keep asking "why?" until YOU begin to make sense.&nbsp; This will frustrate the hell out of you, but it's more than worth the pain.&nbsp; This will help you to connect to your deep inner motivation, your wiring, your "passion".&nbsp; And if you can't, maybe you should rethink the goal.&nbsp; If you can't connect with it on a deep level, is it because you feel you "should" do it because&nbsp; of social pressure or guilt?&nbsp; Or is the importance and urgency you're attaching to it built on some unexamined assumptions that won't help you in the long run? <br /></span></li><li><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Ask <i><b>"How?"</b></i> - Get someone else to do this to - they can sense when you're underestimating the time and effort, over-committing, being unrealistic, etc.</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Part of the lesson here is to ask yourself if you're really living up to the principles you know.&nbsp; I was truthfully a little shocked to find I was falling into the trap of scheduling the minutiae of life first and then struggling to find room for the things that really matter in the long run.&nbsp; But it can happen to any of us. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So when you get ready to plan the upcoming week, take just a little extra time to make sure you put in your "big rocks" first and use these simple questions to get the clarity you need.&nbsp; You won't be sorry you did!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><i><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ Dr. Symeon Rodger :-)</span></b></i>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-72201014689658026692011-06-07T09:31:00.000-07:002011-06-07T09:31:35.429-07:00You're Nowhere Near DEEP Relaxation Yet, Grasshopper....<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Following last week's encounter with the Russian martial art of <i>Systema</i>, I've spent much of my time focused on the value of inner surrender and non-resistance.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I was training with some special forces people earlier this year, one of the surprising things I was able to share with them was the fact that several classic martial arts holds and locks only work IF your opponent is resisting you - if he relaxes, the technique doesn't work at all!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How Tension Enters Your Life</span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a really tough truth for you: most of the tension you experience, whether physical or emotional, is produced by YOU and no one else.&nbsp; It's not the jerk who cut you off in traffic and it's not your circumstances.&nbsp; Rather, the tension is caused by your resistance to all this. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And every time you resist psychologically, you produce stress and tension we could measure physically if you were hooked up to the right equipment.&nbsp; Your blood pressure and possibly your heart rate will elevate, the electrical resistance of your skin may change, some muscles may tighten and your metabolism and energy circulation will suffer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So when you worry about a situation, react impatiently with someone or dread going to that family picnic, your inner resistance will manifest physically <i>even if</i> it does so in a way that's too subtle for you to notice.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Two Doors to DEEP Relaxation</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Deep relaxation is a state all of us can enter into - we're actually built for it.&nbsp; And the way to get there, the only way, is by passing through the two doors of Non-Resistance.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>The first door</b></i>, as the world's authentic ancient traditions have long since proven, is your breath.&nbsp; If you can stay gently focused on your breathing as if it is the only thing that matters (warning: if you're new at this, don't do it while driving or doing anything similar), you'll quickly discover two things:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1. You'll become much more relaxed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2. You'll notice inner tensions and disturbances much faster.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><i><b>The second door</b></i> builds on the first.&nbsp; This is when you spend most of your time focused on your inner world because you've finally understood your inner world is not only more important than those "external circumstances", but also that by practicing non-resistance internally, your outer world changes for the better with very little effort on your part.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In fact, as long as we see our problems as "external" and as circumstances we have to change by force and manipulation, we remain stuck in "resistance mode" and experience unending tension in our lives.&nbsp; As soon as we realize that our outer world or at least how we experience it is based on our own mind and that changing our mind will cause a corresponding change externally, we begin to relax and start working on the "one thing needful" - ourselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a great video with Bob Proctor's take on "non-resistance".&nbsp; Enjoy!</span></b></i><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jWBXKnk6SVo" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A Challenge For You</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How do you reach non-resistance?&nbsp; Well, first you have to become aware of all your resistance!&nbsp; So try this and see what happens....</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For one full day at least, track your perceived levels of emotional and physical resistance on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is negligible and 10 is very severe.&nbsp; Make a point of taking a reading of your condition at least every two hours.&nbsp; Between those times, try to be aware of and note down all the resistance you find within.&nbsp; Don't try to <i>resist the resistance;</i> just notice it and let it go.&nbsp; <br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~ Dr. Symeon Rodger </b></i><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599685745824348785.post-74192315347177185882011-06-01T04:17:00.000-07:002011-06-01T04:17:21.857-07:00Dynamic "System" to Return You to Your Natural State<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These days we're all on the lookout for tools that can help us relax, discharge the tensions of mind and body, and eliminate the traumas that hold us hostage physically and emotionally.&nbsp; After all, if we can't do this, we'll never become truly resilient, functional and happy people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've just found what may be an incredible set of tools in the most unlikely place... </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some months ago I began investigating the Russian martial art of Systema.&nbsp; Pronounced <i>seess-TYEM-ah</i> and simply meaning "the system", this is the martial art taught to the Russian Army's elite special forces or <i>"Spetsnaz"</i>.&nbsp; So naturally I expected it to be completely brutal and vicious.&nbsp; I couldn't have been more wrong...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mKJ5hPL_gJ4" width="480"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Systema's Principles</span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Systema is a breathing-based art.</b></i>&nbsp; Everything it does revolves around breathing and teaching you to breath properly.&nbsp; Naturally, this allows you to switch to your parasympathetic nervous system and cultivate deep relaxation even in the midst of physical movement.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Systema is holistic.</b></i>&nbsp; It has been developed with the total you in mind and is not interested in making you tough or fit at the expense of your joints, nervous system or consciousness, like some other approaches.&nbsp; Its basic principal is "do no harm" to yourself or your training partners, so all the movements and techniques are designed with that in mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The real point here is that <i><b>Systema is about returning you to your natural state</b></i> of innocence and spontaneity.&nbsp; To do that it has developed specific training methods to help you let go of all the fears and tensions that stand in your way.&nbsp; And yes, some drills are specifically designed to bring up old traumas and allow you to breathe through them until they no longer affect you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> &nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is more than physical, though, because as the practitioners train, they become more humble and open to the power of unconditional love.&nbsp; Systema is said to be based on the spiritual principles of Orthodox Christianity, so imagine my surprise when a practitioner told me that in all his years studying various martial arts, Systema was the first one that taught him to feel something deeply spiritual.&nbsp; It reminded me of the words of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido:&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><i>"Aikido does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead we put ourselves in tune with the universe, maintain peace in our own realms, nurture life, and prevent death and destruction. The true meaning of the term "samurai"&nbsp; is one who serves and adheres to the power of love. "</i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You may be thinking that "returning to your natural state" sounds great, but it sounds more like Yoga than martial arts.&nbsp; And you're right.&nbsp; However, the underlying idea is that people in their natural state knows how to protect themselves, heal themselves, heal others and care for others, and this is what Ueshiba was hinting at as well.&nbsp; Once you understand your own body mechanics by experience, you'll instantly understand the opponent's as well and you'll be able to control him quite effortlessly.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After the workout I did feel unusually relaxed and "pliable" and I'm pretty sure I've found a resilience tool set that's worth further exploration!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Till next time...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>~Dr. Symeon Rodger </b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Dr. Symeon Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069026788397068589noreply@blogger.com0